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ASNARO
High-Resolution Imaging · NEC / JAXA / Japan
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Japan's Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation demonstrated sub-meter resolution from a compact 500 kg platform — proving Japan could build high-resolution imagery satellites at a fraction of traditional cost. ASNARO directly informed Japan's next-generation commercial imaging constellation and satellite technology export ambitions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 316–320 mi (508–515 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.7 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40298
- Int’l designator
- 2014-070A
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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