GCOM-C

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NORAD ID: 43065
Int'l Code: 2017-082A
Perigee: 807.2 km
Apogee: 808.9 km
Inclination: 98.7 °
Period: 100.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7179 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.

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1 43065U 17082A   18197.62120706 +.00000014 +00000-0 +23844-4 0  9996
2 43065 098.6668 269.6866 0001239 107.6564 252.4752 14.27259071029321

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC