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ISS OBJECT XJ

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

Carries or supports astronauts — a crewed vehicle, station or resupply craft.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
216 km
Periapsis
202 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
88.67 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067XJ
NORAD catalog №
65730
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 3, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 3, 2025
Time in service
27.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed