GCOM-C (SHIKISAI)
Launch
Launched on Dec 23, 2017 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | GCOM-C1 & SLATS →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:20 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 23, 2017
Mass
—
Apogee
806 km
Perigee
804 km
Inclination
98.62°
Period
1.68 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GCOM-C (SHIKISAI) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
804 × 806 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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