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ASTRO-H (HITOMI)
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
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
Japan
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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