Geostationary
DSN-3 (KIRAMEKI-3)
Military Communications · Japan Ministry of Defense
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Japan's third Defense Satellite Network satellite, providing secure X-band communications for the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Kirameki-3 ('Twinkle' in Japanese) supports Japanese maritime, ground, and air forces with protected communications for coalition operations with the US and for independent national defense missions. Japan's investment in dedicated military communications reflects the country's evolving security posture and reinterpretation of its pacifist constitution.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,245 mi (35,790–35,800 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 61733
- Int’l designator
- 2024-198A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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