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SFU

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
March 18, 1995 at 08:01 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-II →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
SFU & Himawari 5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
478 km
Periapsis
469 km
Inclination
28.45°
Orbital period
94.08 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-011A
NORAD catalog №
23521
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
13.9214 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 20, 1996

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 20, 1996
Time in service
308 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed