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STRIX-3

NORAD 59224· COSPAR 2024-047A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Mar 12, 2024 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:06 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 12, 2024
Mass
Apogee
518 km
Perigee
499 km
Inclination
97.67°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for STRIX-3 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.5 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
499 × 518 km
508518499Aug 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.

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