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OICETS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 94 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.1° from the equator, between 491 and 503 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About OICETS

OICETS is a satellite from Japan, launched on Aug 23, 2005 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 94 minutes (15.3 times a day), between 477 and 499 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

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

OICETS · Japanese communications demonstration satellite

Operated by
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mass
570 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 477 km to 477 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)
475480485490495500Nov 26

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