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AKARI (ASTRO-F)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
February 21, 2006 at 09:28 PM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
M-V →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Akari
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
142 km
Periapsis
121 km
Inclination
98.15°
Orbital period
87.11 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-005A
NORAD catalog №
28939
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
3.76 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 11, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 11, 2023
Time in service
17.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed