Key statistics
Satellite H-2A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8242
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: 100.452 minutes
Inclination: 98.2799 deg
SMA: 7158.124 km
Apoapsis: 830.468 km
Periapsis: 729.51 km
RAAN: 152.833 deg
Eccentricy: 0.007052
Argument of periapsis: 174.4117 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.9679 deg
Mean motion: 14.33520539 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000164 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000072059 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 H-2A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 27601U 02056E 25187.48727164 .00000164 00000-0 72059-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 27601 98.2799 152.8330 0070520 174.4117 295.9679 14.33520539178832
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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