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GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)

GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU) is an object launched in 2012 in a low earth orbit, between 701 and 704 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 99 minutes, about 14.6 times a day, on a path tilted 98.2° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

701-704 km

One orbit

99 min

Inclination

98.2°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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