STARS (KUKAI), 33498
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARS (KUKAI), 33498 is a payload satellite owned by Kagawa U (JP) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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STARS (KUKAI) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Kagawa U |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Technology |
| Bus & Motor | STARS-1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 7 kg wet, 4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Tether, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.053 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 STARS (KUKAI)
1 33498U 09002G 24279.78110850 .00018354 00000-0 20282-2 0 9999
2 33498 98.1133 196.2876 0011542 53.9166 306.3117 14.87414634846524Epoch: 2024-10-05T18:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T18:44:47.774Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | -99.84396° |
| Altitude | 604.274 km |
| Speed | 7.56 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 05m 09s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -60.74251° |
| Longitude | -84.98856° |
| Altitude | 632.78 km |
| Speed | 7.539 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 16m 34s |
| Apparent Declination | -70° 06' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:18:49 |
| Azimuth | 202.847° SW |
| Elevation | -52.158° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 611.115 km |
| Perigee | 595 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,981.195 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011542 |
| Inclination | 98.1133° |
| RAAN | 196.2876° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 53.9166° |
| True anomaly | 306.20503° |
| Mean anomaly | 306.3117° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 306.25837° |
| Mean motion | 3.7209 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0020282 |
| Period | 96.75 mins |
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STARS (KUKAI) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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