GCOM-C

Track GCOM-C now!
10-day predictions

NORAD ID: 43065

Int'l Code: 2017-082A

Perigee: 806.9 km

Apogee: 808.8 km

Inclination: 98.6 °

Period: 100.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 7178 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 23, 2017
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)

GCOM-C (Global Change Observation Mission) is a project that is being undertaken by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study long-term changes in Earth’s climate and water cycle. The project’s first satellite – Shizuku, or GCOM-W – was launched in May 2012 with an expected five-year operational lifespan, and remains in service. Shizuku is dedicated to monitoring Earth’s water cycle, while the GCOM-C satellite that is being launched on Saturday will focus on climate change. Once in orbit, the satellite will be renamed Shikisai.

1 43065U 17082A   24208.27852715  .00000297  00000-0  13898-3 0  9999
2 43065  98.5673 279.5172 0001303  94.1619 265.9711 14.27317365343389

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC