Key statistics
Satellite RITE TARGET 2 at a glance.
Uptime
8345
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 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RITE TARGET 2
International designator: 2002-056G
Object number (NORAD): 28455
Object ID (CCSDS): 28455
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.221 minutes
Inclination: 98.7264 deg
SMA: 7147.139 km
Apoapsis: 775.476 km
Periapsis: 762.531 km
RAAN: 258.2932 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00090561
Argument of periapsis: 202.8413 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.2372 deg
Mean motion: 14.36826872 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001361 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00047594923 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 4:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RITE TARGET 2
TLE line 1: 1 28455U 02056G 25290.17242765 .00001361 00000-0 47595-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 28455 98.7264 258.2932 0009056 202.8413 157.2372 14.36826872640085
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RITE TARGET 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RITE TARGET 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.
RITE TARGET 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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