JCSAT-18 (KACIFIC 1)
Launch
Launched on Dec 17, 2019 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | JCSAT-18/KACIFIC-1 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:24 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Boeing
Launched
Dec 17, 2019
Mass
6,956 kg
Apogee
35,796 km
Perigee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.05°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for JCSAT-18 (KACIFIC 1) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35793 × 35796 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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