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EGS (AJISAI), 16908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EGS (AJISAI), 16908 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 12 Aug 1986 UTC via an H-1 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
16908, 1986-061A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Flag of JPJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)
Manufacturer
Kawasaki
Mission
Operational Civil Geodetic
Bus & Motor
EGP, Unknown motor
Mass
685 kg wet, 685 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1986-08-12 (39 years ago)
Launch vehicle
H-1
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 2.15 m
Radar Cross Section
3.631 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 EGS (AJISAI)
1 16908U 86061A   25116.91554774 -.00000081  00000-0  11313-3 0  9994
2 16908  50.0115 347.4178 0011200 200.0168 280.5909 12.44511528428553
Epoch: 2025-04-26T21:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T21:58:23.324Z)
Latitude
41.44448°
Longitude
-64.80689°
Altitude
1,489.592 km
Speed
7.125 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 59m 46s
True Declination
41° 17' 23"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
39.62806°
Longitude
-154.55128°
Altitude
1,497.983 km
Speed
7.117 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 25m 28s
Apparent Declination
4° 55' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:41:36
Azimuth
344.713° N
Elevation
-44.04°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,497.02 km
Perigee altitude
1,479.4 km
Semi-major axis
7,866.347 km
Eccentricity
0.00112
Inclination
50.0115°
RAAN
347.4178°
Arg. of periapsis
200.0168°
True anomaly
280.46471°
Mean anomaly
280.5909°
Eccentric anomaly
280.52781°
Mean motion
3.11088 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011313
Orbital period
115.72 mins
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1986 (1986-08-12 UTC)
JAS 1 (FUJI 1), 16909
H-1 R/B(MABES), 16910

EGS (AJISAI) Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
15 mins2025-04-27 16:42:16.336Z188.385° SSW2025-04-27 16:49:16.336Z133.519° SE30.146°2025-04-27 16:57:16.336Z68.473° E
16 mins2025-04-27 18:43:16.336Z240.959° WSW2025-04-27 18:51:16.336Z359.966° N44.467°2025-04-27 18:59:16.336Z55.491° ENE
16 mins2025-04-27 20:46:16.336Z282.855° WNW2025-04-27 20:53:16.336Z343.077° N35.739°2025-04-27 21:02:16.336Z63.521° ENE
15 mins2025-04-27 22:50:16.336Z306.204° NW2025-04-27 22:57:16.336Z18.742° NNE38.516°2025-04-27 23:05:16.336Z91.392° ESE
16 mins2025-04-28 00:52:16.336Z300.974° NW2025-04-28 00:59:16.336Z234.281° WSW43.938°2025-04-28 01:08:16.336Z136.602° SSE
11 mins2025-04-28 02:55:16.336Z274.377° WNW2025-04-28 03:00:16.336Z236.211° WSW19.874°2025-04-28 03:06:16.336Z193.166° SSW

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