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HINODE (SOLAR-B)

HINODE (SOLAR-B) is an object launched in 2006 in a low earth orbit, between 654 and 676 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 98 minutes, about 14.7 times a day, on a path tilted 98.1° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

654-676 km

One orbit

98 min

Inclination

98.1°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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