Key statistics
Satellite RITE TARGET 2 at a glance.
Uptime
8400
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: 100.209 minutes
Inclination: 98.7341 deg
SMA: 7146.584 km
Apoapsis: 776.145 km
Periapsis: 760.753 km
RAAN: 315.0696 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00107687
Argument of periapsis: 46.1135 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.0939 deg
Mean motion: 14.36994246 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000149 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051757456 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RITE TARGET 2
TLE line 1: 1 28455U 02056G 25346.15786822 .00001490 00000-0 51757-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28455 98.7341 315.0696 0010769 46.1135 314.0939 14.36994246648129
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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