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GCOM W1, 38337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GCOM W1, 38337 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 17 May 2012 UTC via an H-IIA 202 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

38337, 2012-025A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

NECTF?

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

GCOM, AOCS

Mass

1,991 kg wet, 1,841 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-05-17 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 17.5 m

Radar Cross Section

35.969 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GCOM W1
1 38337U 12025A   25181.45457461  .00000335  00000-0  84282-4 0  9996
2 38337  98.2020 122.0363 0001322  75.1281  37.2937 14.57132091697811

Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:54:35.246Z)

Latitude

66.27667°

Longitude

-121.33449°

Altitude

713.147 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 24m 18s

True Declination

66° 08' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.75445°

Longitude

-58.35896°

Altitude

715.033 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 02m 53s

Apparent Declination

29° 27' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:18:14

Azimuth

349.678° N

Elevation

-19.854°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.47 km

Perigee altitude

698.599 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.672 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

98.202°

RAAN

122.0363°

Arg. of periapsis

75.1281°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

37.2937°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64508 °/min

Orbital period

98.76 mins

BSTAR

0.000084282

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 54718 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54719 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54720 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54721 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54722 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54723 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54724 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54725 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54726 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54727 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54728 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54729 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54730 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54731 (Decayed)

GCOM W1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2025-07-01 08:24:03.273Z	31.742° NE	2025-07-01 08:28:03.273Z	104.935° ESE	32.715°	2025-07-01 08:32:03.273Z	167.157° S
5 mins	2025-07-01 10:03:03.273Z	329.542° NNW	2025-07-01 10:05:03.273Z	298.787° NW	19.534°	2025-07-01 10:08:03.273Z	253.354° W
7 mins	2025-07-01 19:30:03.273Z	131.069° SE	2025-07-01 19:33:03.273Z	67.523° E	33.276°	2025-07-01 19:37:03.273Z	3.351° NNE

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