GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
NORAD 38337· COSPAR 2012-025A· ISS / Science· SSO
Launch
Launched on May 17, 2012 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | GCOM-W1 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 19:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 17, 2012
Mass
1,990 kg
Apogee
708 km
Perigee
706 km
Inclination
98.21°
Period
1.65 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
706 × 708 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.
Launched with
3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2012-025 (H-IIA 202 | GCOM-W1).
- ARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3) · 38338
- SDS-4 · 38339
- H-2A R/B · 38341
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