Launch Date
May 17, 2012
Launch Site
TANSC
Launch Pad
Y
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 202
NORAD ID
38339
International Designator
2012-025C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:24:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.14°
Right Ascension
281.30°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
236.98°
Period
97.57 min
Mean Motion
14.76 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SDS-4
Alternative Name
SDS-4
Type
Status
Owner
JAXA
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 38339U 12025C 26185.26727906 .00000545 00000-0 87057-4 0 9992
2 38339 98.1381 281.3024 0005634 236.9773 123.0896 14.75848237758506
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
50
Launch Mass
50
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
0.4474
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
SPAISE/SDS-4
Purpose
Technology, traffic monitoring
Mission
Technology, traffic monitoring
Manufacturer
JAXA
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
SDS-1
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
FOX, IST, QCM, SPAISE (AIS-receiver)
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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