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JAS-2 (FO-29)

NORAD 24278· COSPAR 1996-046B· Active satellite· Amateur Radio· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 17, 1996 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-II.
H-II | Midori
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 12:29 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 17, 1996
Mass
Apogee
1,324 km
Perigee
805 km
Inclination
98.52°
Period
1.77 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for JAS-2 (FO-29) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
805 × 1324 km
10651326804May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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