ASNARO

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ASNARO is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 40298

Int'l Code: 2014-070A

Perigee: 509.0 km

Apogee: 518.4 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 6884 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   24111.20363774  .00031899  00000-0  14884-2 0  9993
2 40298  97.4122 193.7925 0006864 108.8759 251.3221 15.19759871524367

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC