Satellite · NORAD 33498 · COSPAR 2009-002G
STARS (KUKAI)
- Operator Japan
- Constellation —
- Country Japan
Altitude now
596.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.56km/s
Inclination
98.16°
Period
96.2 min
96.2 min
Perigee
574km
Apogee
583km
orbit agingOrbit updated 48 min ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:02 UTC (13.9 h old)· Metadata updated 48 min 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
- 58.453° S
- Longitude
- 127.792° W
- Altitude
- 596.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.563 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:02 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- JPN · Japan
- Country
- Japan JP
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 23 Jan 2009
- COSPAR launch id
- 2009-002
- Launch site
- Tanegashima Space Center
Objects from the same launch · 18
- H-2A DEB33501DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB34604DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB35950DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36310DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36311DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36312DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36313DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36314DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36315DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB36316DebrisDecayed
- GOSAT (IBUKI)33492PayloadActive
- PRISM (HITOMI)33493PayloadDecayed
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 | ∅ → LEO | 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 43 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 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 | 12 Sept 2026 09:09 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
- 33498
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2009-002G
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P37
- Canonical slug
- stars-kukai-33498
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.