No public orbit · Japan
DSN-2
GCAT lists it as Kirameki 2.
DSN-2 (NORAD 41940) is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.
Orbit
No public orbit
The public catalogue lists no orbit for it, not even its height and tilt (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). azmth draws nothing for it.
Catalogue status: CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026
Catalogue
- Country
- Japan
- From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
- Launched
- 24 Jan 2017
- COSPAR ID
- 2017-005A
- NORAD ID
- 41940
Japan's UN registration gives its orbit as about 35,781 to 35,795 km up, tilted 0.0°, 1,436 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/846, 10 Aug 2018). Its current orbit is not published. Japan gives its function as “Communications”.
Who operates it
Independent assessment
GCAT classes it as a military satellite for communications, lists its owner as DSN Corporation and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).
Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.
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