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TSUBASA (MDS-1)
Nonoperational
Payload
MEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 4, 2002 at 02:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
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Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Tsubasa
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
9,679 km
Periapsis
276 km
Inclination
28.49°
Orbital period
200.71 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-003A
NORAD catalog №
27367
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
3.1636 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational