UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
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| 682 | ERG (Exploration of Energization and Radiation in Geospace, Arase) | ERG | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Space Science | Elliptical | 0 | 460 | 33,200 | 7.06E-01 | 31 | 580 | 350 | 750.00 | 2016/12/20 | 1 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Uchinoura Space Center | Epsilon | 2016-080A | 41896 | Study of the Van Allen belts. | EOPortal | http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/12/20/research-platform-launched-to-brave-van-allen-radiation-belts/ | |||
| 855 | GCOM-C (Global Change Observation Mission Climate, Shikisai) | GCOM-C | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 790 | 793 | 2.09E-04 | 98.7 | 100.69 | 2,200 | 2017/12/22 | 5 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-082A | 43065 | Make “surface and atmospheric measurements related to the carbon cycle and radiation budget, such as clouds, aerosols, ocean color, vegetation, and snow and ice.” | JMSatcat/_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/22/h2a-f37-launch-coverage/ | |||
| 872 | Global Change Observation Mission - 1 Water (GCOM-1, Shikuzu) | GCOM-1 | Japan | USA/Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Earth Observation | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 701 | 704 | 2.12E-04 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 1,900 | 4.05 | 2012/5/17 | 5 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2012-025A | 38337 | First of a series of satellites to study water circulation systems in the Earth's atmosphere; July 2012 took up lead position in A-Train. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/index_e.html | |
| 2344 | QZS-1 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-1) | QZS-1 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 126.99 | 32,618 | 38,950 | 7.51E-02 | 40 | 1436 | 4,000 | 2010/9/11 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2010-045A | 37158 | First in four-satellite constellation for navigation. | SC - ASCR | http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/qzss/index_e.html | ||||
| 2345 | QZS-1R (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki Shogoki Kokei-ki) | QZS-1R | NR (1/22) | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 126.99 | 32,647 | 38,964 | 7.49E-02 | 34 | 1436 | 4,100 | 2021/10/26 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2021-096A | 49336 | Replacement for QZS-1. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/26/japan-successfully-launches-replacement-for-decade-old-navigation-satellite/ | ||||
| 2346 | QZS-2 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-2) | QZS-2 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 146.94 | 32,663 | 38,910 | 7.41E-02 | 44 | 1436.12 | 4,000 | 2017/5/31 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-028A | 42738 | JMGEO/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/japanese-navigation-craft-successfully-delivered-to-orbit/ | ||||||
| 2347 | QZS-3 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-3) | QZS-3 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 127 | 35,784 | 35,802 | 2.13E-04 | 0 | 1436.1 | 4,000 | 2017/8/19 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-048A | 42917 | JMGEO/9_17 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/19/japan-launches-navigation-satellite-after-week-long-delay/ | |||||
| 2348 | QZS-4 (Quazi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki-4) | QZS-4 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Navigation/Regional Positioning | GEO | 130 | 32,622 | 38,943 | 7.50E-02 | 40.5 | 1435.9 | 4,000 | 2017/10/9 | 15 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2017-062A | 42965 | 4 L-band beams. | JM/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/09/successful-h-2a-rocket-launch-rounds-out-japanese-navigation-network/ | ||||
| 2474 | SDS-4 (Small Demonstration Satellite-4) | SDS-4 | Japan | Japan | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Government | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 661 | 673 | 8.53E-04 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 50 | 48 | 120.00 | 2012/5/17 | 2 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2012-025C | 38339 | Several technology demonstration experiments and including an experiment to monitor AIS (Automatic Information System) messages transmitted from ships at sea. | www.satellitedebris.net 12/12 | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/sds-4 |
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