Payload (satellite)
AJISAI (EGS)
AJISAI (EGS) is a satellite launched 1986-08-12 by Japan.
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Ajisai is a Japanese satellite sponsored by NASDA, launched in 1986 on the maiden flight of the H-I rocket. It is also known as the Experimental Geodetic Satellite (EGS), as it carries the Experimental Geodetic Payload (EGP).
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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NORAD ID16908
International designator1986-061A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan
Launch date1986-08-12
Launch siteTANSC
Orbital period115.7 min
Inclination50.01°
Apogee1496 km
Perigee1479 km