ASNARO

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ASNARO is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 40298

Int'l Code: 2014-070A

Perigee: 512.9 km

Apogee: 515.1 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 6885 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 6, 2014
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

ASNARO 1 (Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation) carries an optical camera that can resolve objects as small as a half-meter (20 inches) across. The satellite is designed to send back high-resolution imagery through an advanced X-band radio system. Made by NEC Corp., the satellite is the first in a planned series of small Earth-viewing satellites Japanese officials intend to build for domestic and international customers.

1 40298U 14070A   24139.51773452  .00030571  00000-0  14318-2 0  9993
2 40298  97.4111 221.5972 0001627 270.4846  89.6203 15.19658425528642

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC