Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
GCOM-C1 is another satellite in JAXA's Earth observation Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) constellation. This spacecraft is the first satellite in GCOM-C series and is intended to operate in sun-synchronous orbit for 5 years. It aims to collect surface and atmospheric measurements in order…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCOM-C (SHIKISAI) 2017-082A | Payload | 800 × 802 km · 98.6° | Globe |
| SLATS (TSUBAME) 2017-082B | Payload | re-entered 2019-10-01 | |
| H-2A R/B 2017-082C | Rocket body | re-entered 2025-06-05 | |
| H-2A DEB 2017-082D | Debris | re-entered 2026-01-08 | |
| H-2A DEB 2017-082E | Debris | 682 × 715 km · 98.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2017-082 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).