Satellite · NORAD 41896 · COSPAR 2016-080A
ARASE (ERG)
- Operator Japan
- Constellation —
- Country Japan
Altitude now
19,723.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.58km/s
Inclination
31.94°
Period
9.3 h
558.6 min
Perigee
401km
Apogee
31,779km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:01 UTC (11.5 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 28.130° S
- Longitude
- 116.204° W
- Altitude
- 19723.8 km
- Velocity
- 3.578 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:01 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- JPN · Japan
- Country
- Japan JP
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 20 Dec 2016
- COSPAR launch id
- 2016-080
- Launch site
- Uchinoura Space Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- EPSILON R/B41897Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → JP | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → JPN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → OTHER | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 41896
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2016-080A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTGZQ
- Canonical slug
- arase-erg-41896
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.