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KKS-1 (KISEKI)

KKS-1 (KISEKI) is an object launched in 2009 in a low earth orbit, between 614 and 623 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 97 minutes, about 14.8 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

614-623 km

One orbit

97 min

Inclination

98.1°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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