RITE TARGET 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RITE TARGET 1 at a glance.

Uptime

8296

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 RITE TARGET 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: RITE TARGET 1

International designator: 2002-056F

Object number (NORAD): 28454

Object ID (CCSDS): 28454

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.247 minutes

Inclination: 98.7133 deg

SMA: 7148.37 km

Apoapsis: 777.073 km

Periapsis: 763.398 km

RAAN: 208.9405 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00095651

Argument of periapsis: 356.3154 deg

Mean anomaly: 3.796 deg

Mean motion: 14.36455582 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001309 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00046176959 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RITE TARGET 1

TLE line 1: 1 28454U 02056F 25242.65949656 .00001309 00000-0 46177-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 28454 98.7133 208.9405 0009565 356.3154 3.7960 14.36455582638933

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RITE TARGET 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RITE TARGET 1.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-05-21 07:45:17	0.0007049943	189.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2025-05-07 05:05:59	0.001479418	56.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
METEOR 2-5 DEB	LEO	2025-04-06 20:11:23	0.0008582946	181.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-01-30 08:44:38	0.0005020994	298.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-01-22 02:23:29	0.001396764	159.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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.

RITE TARGET 1 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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