GOSAT 2

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NORAD ID: 43672

Int'l Code: 2018-084B

Perigee: 621.6 km

Apogee: 624.4 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6993 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 29, 2018
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 2) is a successor to the IBUKI satellite that was launched in 2009. GOSAT 2 will monitor greenhouse gases from a circular sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 613 kilometers (381 miles, 331 nautical miles) and inclination of 97.84 degrees, revisiting each point of observation every three days. Like its predecessor GOSAT 2 will observe levels of carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and water vapor in the atmosphere. However, it will also monitor carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide levels.

1 43672U 18084B   24139.58820117  .00008734  00000-0  10473-2 0  9993
2 43672  97.8468 251.7044 0001985  77.1706 282.9730 14.84285246300884

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC