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OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
May 24, 2014 at 03:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
ALOS-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
587 km
Periapsis
579 km
Inclination
97.91°
Orbital period
96.34 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (JPN)
Manufacturer
Advanced Engineering Services Company, Ltd.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
48 kg
Power
100 W

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-029C
NORAD catalog №
39768
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.332 m²
Status
Operational