Key statistics
Satellite ASTRO H at a glance.
Uptime
3368
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
31.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ASTRO H.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ASTRO H
International designator: 2016-012A
Object number (NORAD): 41337
Object ID (CCSDS): 41337
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.501 minutes
Inclination: 30.9988 deg
SMA: 6920.932 km
Apoapsis: 549.763 km
Periapsis: 535.831 km
RAAN: 166.9025 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010065
Argument of periapsis: 142.741 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.3927 deg
Mean motion: 15.07842261 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003082 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019029 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ASTRO H
TLE line 1: 1 41337U 16012A 25127.80154499 .00003082 00000-0 19029-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 41337 30.9988 166.9025 0010065 142.7410 217.3927 15.07842261505992
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ASTRO H.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Astro-H is the 6th satellite in a series of X-ray telescopes by JAXA and ISAS. Its 4 instruments on board will cover the X-ray and Gamma ray regions. This region consists of photons with energy ranging from 0.3-600keV, and the telescope will provide the highest resolution ever achieved of 3-10 keV bands. The craft weighs 2.7 tonnes and will be placed into a circular orbit 575km above the ground, with an inclination of 31 degrees.
ASTRO H was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘H-IIA 202 | Astro-H (Hitomi)’, on board a H-IIA space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 17, 2016, 8:45 a.m. from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1.
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H-IIA 202 | Astro-H (Hitomi)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 17, 2016, 8:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: H-IIA
Launch pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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