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ASTRO-H (HITOMI)

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

ASTRO-H (HITOMI) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 17, 2016 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 17, 2016 at 08:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Astro-H (Hitomi)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
541 km
Periapsis
528 km
Inclination
31°
Orbital period
95.33 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
2,700 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-012A
NORAD catalog №
41337
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
6.1649 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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