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H-2A R/B

NORAD 28932· COSPAR 2006-002B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 24, 2006 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 2022.
H-IIA 2022 | Daichi
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 22:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 24, 2006
Mass
Apogee
546 km
Perigee
479 km
Inclination
98.27°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for H-2A R/B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.0 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
479 × 546 km
515551478May 28Sep 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.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2006-002 (H-IIA 2022 | Daichi).

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