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ALOS-2

ALOS-2 is an object launched in 2014 in a low earth orbit, between 630 and 632 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 97 minutes, about 14.8 times a day, on a path tilted 97.9° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

630-632 km

One orbit

97 min

Inclination

97.9°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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