Key statistics
Satellite STARS-AO at a glance.
Uptime
2383
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARS-AO.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARS-AO
International designator: 2018-084J
Object number (NORAD): 43679
Object ID (CCSDS): 43679
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.313 minutes
Inclination: 98.0756 deg
SMA: 6911.869 km
Apoapsis: 536.417 km
Periapsis: 531.051 km
RAAN: 312.5885 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003882
Argument of periapsis: 105.2651 deg
Mean anomaly: 254.9007 deg
Mean motion: 15.10808822 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000759 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046089 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, 10:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARS-AO
TLE line 1: 1 43679U 18084J 25127.44138196 .00007590 00000-0 46089-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 43679 98.0756 312.5885 0003882 105.2651 254.9007 15.10808822356083
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Real-time ground track for satellite STARS-AO.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.
STARS-AO was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2’, on board a H-IIA space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m. from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1.
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H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m. UTC
Rocket: H-IIA
Launch pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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