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HORYU-2

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
May 17, 2012 at 04:39 PM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
GCOM-W1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
600 km
Periapsis
589 km
Inclination
98.22°
Orbital period
96.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)
Manufacturer
Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)
Users
Civil
Launch mass
7 kg
Design lifetime
1 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-025D
NORAD catalog №
38340
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.067 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational