The local space context of Hamamatsu as this registry holds it — the catalogued human footprint on the ground around it, the orbits that can pass overhead, and the geostationary belt seen from here.
| position | 34.700° N, 137.733° E | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
|---|---|---|
| population | 791,707 inhabitants | GeoNames (geonames.org) — CC BY 4.0 |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niijima, Nippon | 147 km ESE (106°) | 34.330° N, 139.270° E | gcat-sites |
| Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex, South Australia | 194 km W (279°) | 34.940° N, 135.630° E | gcat-sites |
| Spaceport Kii, Kanagawa | 213 km SW (233°) | 33.544° N, 135.889° E | gcat-sites |
| Sendai, Japan | 488 km NE (35°) | 38.270° N, 140.900° E | gcat-sites |
| Akita Rocket Range (ATC) | 579 km NNE (20°) | 39.571° N, 140.057° E | gcat-sites |
| Ryori, Sanrikucho, Japan | 604 km NE (36°) | 39.030° N, 141.830° E | gcat-sites |
| Kagoshima Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Nippon | 729 km WSW (240°) | 31.250° N, 131.079° E | gcat-sites |
| Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima (formerly Kagoshima) | 729 km WSW (240°) | 31.250° N, 131.079° E | gcat-sites |
| Obuchi (Obachi?), Aomori, Honshu, Nippon | 754 km NNE (27°) | 40.700° N, 141.730° E | gcat-sites |
| Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon | 794 km SW (235°) | 30.400° N, 130.970° E | gcat-sites |
| Gangneung Airbase, South Korea | 856 km WNW (296°) | 37.754° N, 128.966° E | gcat-sites |
| Goseong, South Korea | 933 km WNW (300°) | 38.523° N, 128.418° E | gcat-sites |
| Naro Space Center (Naro Uju Senteo),Oenaro I,GoHeung, Jeollanam-do,Korea | 934 km W (271°) | 34.432° N, 127.536° E | gcat-sites |
| Tonghae SLG, Musudan-ri, Hwadae-gun, Hamgyong Pukdo, Choson | 984 km NW (316°) | 40.850° N, 129.667° E | gcat-sites |
| Tongchon, Gangwon Province (Kangwon-do) | 994 km WNW (301°) | 38.930° N, 127.880° E | gcat-sites |
| … and 1 more within 1000 km | |||
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsilon S | JV-LOTUSat-1 | 729 km WSW (240°) | 31.251° N, 131.082° E | launchlibrary |
| H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) | 793 km SW (235°) | 30.401° N, 130.976° E | launchlibrary |
| H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX) | 793 km SW (235°) | 30.401° N, 130.976° E | launchlibrary |
| Nuri | NeonSat-2 to 6 | 934 km W (271°) | 34.432° N, 127.535° E | launchlibrary |
| site | distance · bearing | position | source layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima (Little Boy) | 485 km W (267°) | 34.395° N, 132.455° E | nukes |
| Nagasaki (Fat Man) | 758 km WSW (256°) | 32.773° N, 129.863° E | nukes |
Distances are great-circle on a sphere of mean radius 6,371 km; bearings are initial true bearings from the city. Each position is the source catalogue's own, read back from the registry.
Of the 23,251 artificial objects the registry places in Earth orbit on 2026-10-18, 20,185 fly orbits whose ground track reaches 34.700° N, so they can pass directly overhead; the other 3,066 never reach this latitude.
| space station | inclination | can pass overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Bai Xiang | 85.0° | yes |
| International Space Station (+3 docked records) | 51.6° | yes |
| Kosmos-382 | 55.9° | yes |
| Tianhe | 41.5° | yes |
Computed: an orbit's equatorial inclination bounds the latitudes its track reaches (inclination i, or 180° − i when retrograde), from the orbital elements the registry holds. «Can pass overhead» is geometry, not a schedule — when, and whether it is lit and visible, depends on the hour.
The geostationary belt arcs across the southern sky and stands 49.7° above the horizon due south — the elevation to aim at for a satellite at this city's own longitude. Computed: spherical Earth (equatorial radius 6,378.137 km), circular orbit of one sidereal day (42,164 km); good to a few tenths of a degree.
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