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ALOS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.2° from the equator, between 659 and 675 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ALOS

ALOS is a satellite from Japan, launched on Jan 24, 2006 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.7 times a day), between 660 and 661 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.2° 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.

ALOS · Japanese synthetic-aperture radar satellite launched in 2006

Operated by
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Built by
NEC, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba
Mass
3,820 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 659 km to 660 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)
659660661662Nov 26

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