Key statistics
Satellite H-2A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8296
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for H-2A R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: H-2A R/B
International designator: 2002-056E
Object number (NORAD): 27601
Object ID (CCSDS): 27601
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.449 minutes
Inclination: 98.2869 deg
SMA: 7157.997 km
Apoapsis: 830.539 km
Periapsis: 729.185 km
RAAN: 205.8899 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00707982
Argument of periapsis: 11.2814 deg
Mean anomaly: 46.0055 deg
Mean motion: 14.33558701 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000641 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023980819 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 H-2A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27601U 02056E 25242.89647296 .00000641 00000-0 23981-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 27601 98.2869 205.8899 0070798 11.2814 46.0055 14.33558701186775
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite H-2A R/B.
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.
H-2A R/B 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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