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AYAME-2 (ECS-B)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 22, 1980 at 08:35 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
N-I →
Operator
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Mission
Ayame 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,355 km
Periapsis
9,955 km
Inclination
9.55°
Orbital period
820.54 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-018A
NORAD catalog №
11715
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
0.3981 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational