▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.8819°
Eccentricity	0.0001935
Period	97.0 min
Apogee	617 km
Perigee	615 km
Mean motion	14.84217391 rev/day
RAAN	299.1683°
Arg of perigee	145.5375°
Mean anomaly	214.5965°
B*	-1.0074e-4
Rev at epoch	41,648

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43672U 18084B 26187.91230685 -.00000896 00000-0 -10074-3 0 9991

2 43672 97.8819 299.1683 0001935 145.5375 214.5965 14.84217391416487

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1)",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-084B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:53:43.312+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.84217391,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001935,
  "INCLINATION": 97.8819,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 299.1683,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 145.5375,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 214.5965,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43672,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41648,
  "BSTAR": -0.00010074,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000896,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1)
Operator	Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Japan
Launch date	Oct 29, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1750HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/43672

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.