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SAKURA 1A (CS-1A)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 7.1° from the equator, between 36,172 and 36,185 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SAKURA 1A (CS-1A)

SAKURA 1A (CS-1A) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Dec 15, 1977 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 135°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Sakura · Japanese communications satellite

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 36,164 km to 36,163 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,16536,17036,17536,180

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.