Launch Date
January 23, 2009
Launch Site
TANSC
Launch Pad
Y
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 202
NORAD ID
33497
International Designator
2009-002F
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:28:12 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.19°
Right Ascension
84.58°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
181.69°
Period
97.66 min
Mean Motion
14.75 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SDS-1
Alternative Name
SDS-1
Type
Status
Owner
JAXA
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 33497U 09002F 26185.18626113 .00000759 00000-0 12188-3 0 9991
2 33497 98.1896 84.5774 0001120 181.6900 178.4305 14.74542694936061
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.7
Diameter
0.6
Span
0.7
Dry Mass
100
Launch Mass
100
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
0.5936
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Small Demonstration Sat
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
JAXA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
SDS-1
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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