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KSAT-2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
February 27, 2014 at 06:37 PM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
GPM Core
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
178 km
Periapsis
164 km
Inclination
64.97°
Orbital period
87.91 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-009G
NORAD catalog №
39578
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
0.0639 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 18, 2014
End of mission
Last active / ended
May 18, 2014
Time in service
80 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed