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NORAD 5485

SHINSEI (MS-F2)

In orbit
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Computing position…
Blue circle: where it is above the horizon now

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 113 minutes, on an orbit tilted 32.1° from the equator, between 870 and 1,868 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SHINSEI (MS-F2)

SHINSEI (MS-F2) is a satellite from Japan, launched on Sep 28, 1971 from Kagoshima Space Center University of Tokyo.

It circles Earth every 113 minutes (12.7 times a day), between 869 and 1,860 km up, on an orbit tilted 32.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 32° north and south.

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 11 days its lowest point went from 869 km to 869 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)
8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800

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