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ARASE (ERG), 41896

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARASE (ERG), 41896 is a payload satellite owned by ISAS/JAXA (JP) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Dec 2016 UTC via an EPSILON launch vehicle from the Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT). 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

41896, 2016-080A

Orbit

HEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

ISAS/JAXA

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

SPRINT-B, Unknown motor

Mass

350 kg wet, 350 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-20 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

EPSILON

Launch site

Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan + 6 Ant, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

33.836 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ARASE (ERG)
1 41896U 16080A   26004.09340382  .00001286  00000-0  22166-2 0  9990
2 41896  31.5614  73.5716 6994885 307.2412   7.5778  2.57278442 84059

Epoch: 2026-01-04T02:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T02:14:30.090Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-63.76381°

Altitude

1,724.587 km

Speed

8.981 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 54m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:59:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

31,861.38 km

Perigee altitude

383.553 km

Semi-major axis

22,500.604 km

Eccentricity

0.69949

Inclination

31.5614°

RAAN

73.5716°

Arg. of periapsis

307.2412°

True anomaly

52.96399°

Mean anomaly

7.5778°

Eccentric anomaly

23.66371°

Mean motion

0.64306 °/min

Orbital period

559.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0022166

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ARASE (ERG) 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.
491 mins	2026-01-05 06:17:14.544Z	198.037° SSW	2026-01-05 06:38:14.544Z	123.804° SE	36.88°	2026-01-05 14:28:14.544Z	127.861° SE

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ARASE (ERG), 41896

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-04T02:14:30.090Z)

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