ORIGAMISAT-2

NORAD 68795· COSPAR 2026-088D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Apr 23, 2026 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, New Zealand aboard a Electron.

Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 08:24 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

JAXA

Country

Japan

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Apr 23, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

550 km

Perigee

529 km

Inclination

97.52°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ORIGAMISAT-2 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.9 km

Rate

-0.07 km/day

Now

529 × 550 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.

Launched with

7 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-088 (Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)).

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