Key statistics
Satellite H-2A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
6010
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 2009-002J
Object number (NORAD): 33500
Object ID (CCSDS): 33500
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.018 minutes
Inclination: 98.2484 deg
SMA: 6945.889 km
Apoapsis: 591.806 km
Periapsis: 543.701 km
RAAN: 188.325 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0034628
Argument of periapsis: 211.3533 deg
Mean anomaly: 148.5624 deg
Mean motion: 14.99722979 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002872 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023527 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 H-2A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 33500U 09002J 25188.95309284 .00002872 00000-0 23527-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 33500 98.2484 188.3250 0034628 211.3533 148.5624 14.99722979892688
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite H-2A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Japanese Earth observation satellite. Launched with 7 secondary payloads.
H-2A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘H-IIA 202 | GOSAT’, on board a H-IIA space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 23, 2009, 3:54 a.m. from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1.
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H-IIA 202 | GOSAT
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:54 a.m. UTC
Rocket: H-IIA
Launch pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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