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NORAD 16908

EGS (AJISAI)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 116 minutes, on an orbit tilted 50.0° from the equator, between 1,489 and 1,496 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About EGS (AJISAI)

EGS (AJISAI) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Aug 12, 1986 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It circles Earth every 116 minutes (12.4 times a day), between 1,479 and 1,496 km up, on an orbit tilted 50.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 50° north and south.

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

Experimental Geodetic Payload · Japanese satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 15 days its lowest point went from 1,479 km to 1,479 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)
1,4801,4851,4901,495

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