ASNARO

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ASNARO is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 40298

Int'l Code: 2014-070A

Perigee: 512.3 km

Apogee: 515.1 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 6884 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 6, 2014
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

ASNARO 1 (Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation) carries an optical camera that can resolve objects as small as a half-meter (20 inches) across. The satellite is designed to send back high-resolution imagery through an advanced X-band radio system. Made by NEC Corp., the satellite is the first in a planned series of small Earth-viewing satellites Japanese officials intend to build for domestic and international customers.

1 40298U 14070A   24326.85987131  .00021898  00000-0  10246-2 0  9997
2 40298  97.3990  45.4108 0002006 115.6948 244.4494 15.19762159557099

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC