HORN-L

NORAD 69505· COSPAR 2026-132D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jun 12, 2026 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Japan aboard a H3-30.

H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-08-26 03:09 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

JAXA

Country

Japan

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jun 12, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

352 km

Perigee

324 km

Inclination

97.67°

Period

1.52 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for HORN-L across 76 days of archived orbital elements (34 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-242.4 km

Rate

-3.19 km/day

Now

324 × 352 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

6 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-132 (H3-30 | H3-30 Test Flight).

STARS-X · 69502
PETREL · 69503
BRO-22 · 69504
VERTECS · 69506
HORN-R · 69507
2026-132G · 69676

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