Key statistics
Satellite ADEOS 2 at a glance.
Uptime
8345
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 100.759 minutes
Inclination: 98.7534 deg
SMA: 7172.72 km
Apoapsis: 796.093 km
Periapsis: 793.078 km
RAAN: 243.5393 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00021022
Argument of periapsis: 69.5451 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.5956 deg
Mean motion: 14.29147009 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000049 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021098134 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 8:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ADEOS 2
TLE line 1: 1 27597U 02056A 25290.84737126 .00000490 00000-0 21098-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 27597 98.7534 243.5393 0002102 69.5451 290.5956 14.29147009189890
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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