Key statistics
Satellite ADEOS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
8240
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ADEOS 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ADEOS 2
International designator: 2002-056A
Object number (NORAD): 27597
Object ID (CCSDS): 27597
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.765 minutes
Inclination: 98.7385 deg
SMA: 7173.003 km
Apoapsis: 796.051 km
Periapsis: 793.686 km
RAAN: 138.8253 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001649
Argument of periapsis: 46.0736 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.0581 deg
Mean motion: 14.29062459 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000235 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 10:57 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ADEOS 2
TLE line 1: 1 27597U 02056A 25186.45653272 .00000235 00000-0 11062-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 27597 98.7385 138.8253 0001649 46.0736 314.0581 14.29062459174981
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ADEOS 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ADEOS 2.
Associated space launch
Midori II has been engaged in various observation missions to understand the realities and causes of global environmental changes, such as abnormal weather conditions and the expansion of the ozone hole.
ADEOS 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘H-IIA 202 | Midori-2’, on board a H-IIA space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 14, 2002, 1:31 a.m. from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1.
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H-IIA 202 | Midori-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 14, 2002, 1:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: H-IIA
Launch pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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