Payload (satellite)
ARASE (ERG)
OperationalHEO (highly elliptical)
Japan
JapanARASE (ERG) is a satellite launched 2016-12-20 by Japan.
About
Arase, formerly known as Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG), is a scientific satellite to study the Van Allen belts. It was developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of JAXA. The satellite was named after the Arase River in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima, where the Uchinoura Space Center is located.
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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Facts
NORAD ID41896
International designator2016-080A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan
Launch date2016-12-20
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, USA
Orbital period558.6 min
Inclination31.94°
Apogee31779 km
Perigee399 km