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LUCAS (JDRS-1)

NORAD 47202· COSPAR 2020-089A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 29, 2020 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | JDRS-1
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:06 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 29, 2020
Mass
Apogee
35,803 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.06°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LUCAS (JDRS-1) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35787 × 35803 km
357953580735783May 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.

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