HOKUSHIN1, 69648
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HOKUSHIN1, 69648 is a payload satellite owned by Tohoku (CIS) in LEO that was delivered to the ISS. Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Tohoku
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 HOKUSHIN1
1 69648U 98067YH 26260.21341356 .00024618 00000-0 38029-3 0 9990
2 69648 51.6306 202.8457 0005841 173.9431 186.1631 15.53944940 13947Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T05:07:18.931Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
129.86292°
Altitude
409.902 km
Speed
7.664 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 31m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:19:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
409.694 km
Perigee altitude
401.769 km
Semi-major axis
6,783.869 km
Eccentricity
0.00058
Inclination
51.6306°
RAAN
202.8457°
Arg. of periapsis
173.9431°
True anomaly
186.15592°
Mean anomaly
186.1631°
Eccentric anomaly
186.15951°
Mean motion
3.88443 °/min
Orbital period
92.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00038029
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Other satellites on launch #67 in the year 1998 (1998-11-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.HOKUSHIN1 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-09-17 22:16:08.361Z | 176.756° S | 2026-09-17 22:18:08.361Z | 127.456° SE | 22.947° | 2026-09-17 22:20:08.361Z | 84.087° E |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-17 23:53:08.361Z | 283.411° WNW | 2026-09-17 23:54:08.361Z | 320.925° NNW | 37.577° | 2026-09-17 23:57:08.361Z | 37.934° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-18 04:45:08.361Z | 346.251° N | 2026-09-18 04:46:08.361Z | 17.117° NNE | 30.516° | 2026-09-18 04:49:08.361Z | 91.678° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-18 06:21:08.361Z | 274.569° WNW | 2026-09-18 06:23:08.361Z | 215.457° SW | 29.005° | 2026-09-18 06:25:08.361Z | 168.697° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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