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SOCRATES

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 96 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.9° from the equator, between 649 and 663 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SOCRATES

SOCRATES is a satellite from Japan, launched on May 24, 2014 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It circles Earth every 96 minutes (15.0 times a day), between 578 and 585 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.9° 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.

SOCRATES · Japanese micro-satellite launched in 2014

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 578 km to 578 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)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.