GOSAT 2

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NORAD ID: 43672

Int'l Code: 2018-084B

Perigee: 622.0 km

Apogee: 624.1 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6994 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   19049.76797133 -.00000018  00000-0  41594-5 0  9997
2 43672  97.8287 163.3379 0001508  86.5493 273.5899 14.84258627 16700

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC