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STARS (KUKAI)
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NORAD 33498SatNOGSOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- STARS (KUKAI)
- NORAD ID
- 33498
- Category
- SatNOGS
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 09:39 UTC
- Object ID
- 2009-002G
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Japan
- Launch site
- Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Launch date
- 2009-01-23
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination98.1577°
Eccentricity0.0008
Mean motion14.9609 rev/day
Orbital period96.3 min
Perigee573.3 km
Apogee584.7 km
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