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GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1)

NORAD 43672· COSPAR 2018-084B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Oct 29, 2018 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:16 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 29, 2018
Mass
Apogee
621 km
Perigee
619 km
Inclination
97.89°
Period
1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1) 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
619 × 621 km
620622619Aug 26Sep 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

6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-084 (H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2).

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