Launch Date
December 20, 2016
Launch Site
KSCUT
Launch Pad
EP
Launch Vehicle
Epsilon
NORAD ID
41896
International Designator
2016-080A
Epoch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:48:06 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
31.96°
Right Ascension
2.11°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
56.95°
Period
558.71 min
Mean Motion
2.58 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
ARASE (ERG)
Alternative Name
Arase
Type
Status
Owner
ISASJ
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 41896U 16080A 26183.86674349 .00000652 00000-0 14232-2 0 9997
2 41896 31.9619 2.1108 6988244 56.9451 351.8311 2.57736518 88688
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.7
Diameter
1.5
Span
30
Dry Mass
350
Launch Mass
350
Shape
Box+4 pan+6 ant
Radar Cross Section
1.3395
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
ERG
Purpose
Ionosphere
Mission
Ionosphere
Manufacturer
ISASJ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
SPRINT-B
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
XEP-e, HEP-e, MEP-e, LEP-e, MEP-i, LEP-i, MGF, PWE, S-WPIA
Power System
4 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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