REIMEI (INDEX)
Launch
Launched on Aug 23, 2005 from 109/95, Kazakhstan aboard a Dnepr 1.
Dnepr | Kirari →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:24 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 23, 2005
Mass
—
Apogee
548 km
Perigee
521 km
Inclination
98.03°
Period
1.59 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for REIMEI (INDEX) across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.5 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
521 × 548 km
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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