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JAS-2 (FO-29)
Amateur Radio Satellite · JAMSAT (Japan)
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JAS-2 (FO-29), a Japanese amateur radio satellite launched in 1996, still actively used today by ham radio operators for both digital and voice communications through its onboard transponder — over a quarter-century of continuous amateur radio service from a single spacecraft.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 500–823 mi (805–1,324 km)
- Inclination
- 98.5°
- One orbit
- 106.3 minutes13.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 24278
- Int’l designator
- 1996-046B
- Launched
- 1996
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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