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ALOS-4, 60182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOS-4, 60182 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 01 Jul 2024 UTC via a H3-22S launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

60182, 2024-123A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ALOS, AOCS

Mass

2,900 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-01 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

H3-22S

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.3 m

Radar Cross Section

36.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 ALOS-4
1 60182U 24123A   25199.79618250  .00001297  00000-0  18053-3 0  9992
2 60182  97.9224 296.7486 0002307 117.7158 242.4287 14.79462030 56585

Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:06:30.168Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

73.28041°

Altitude

634.792 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 46m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.14363°

Longitude

82.35883°

Altitude

651.258 km

Speed

7.53 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 31m 08s

Apparent Declination

-48° 31' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:33:10

Azimuth

121.802° SE

Elevation

-66.694°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

629.682 km

Perigee altitude

626.449 km

Semi-major axis

7,006.202 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

97.9224°

RAAN

296.7486°

Arg. of periapsis

117.7158°

True anomaly

242.40527°

Mean anomaly

242.4287°

Eccentric anomaly

242.41698°

Mean motion

3.701 °/min

Orbital period

97.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00018053

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Other satellites on launch #123 in the year 2024 (2024-07-01 UTC)

ALOS-4 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-19 06:35:31.210Z	171.666° S	2025-07-19 06:39:31.210Z	315.118° NNW	43.004°	2025-07-19 06:42:31.210Z	343.581° N
4 mins	2025-07-19 18:26:31.210Z	64.739° ENE	2025-07-19 18:28:31.210Z	100.605° ESE	18.813°	2025-07-19 18:30:31.210Z	132.625° SE
5 mins	2025-07-19 20:02:31.210Z	336.631° NNW	2025-07-19 20:04:31.210Z	290.588° WNW	29.122°	2025-07-19 20:07:31.210Z	231.801° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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