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CHUBUSAT-3
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
NORAD 41339
CHUBUSAT-3 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 17, 2016 into LEO.
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
517 km
Periapsis
504 km
Inclination
31.01°
Orbital period
94.83 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Japan
Launch mass
52 kg
Dimensions
0.6 × 0.5 × 0.6 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-012C
NORAD catalog №
41339
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
0.4578 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational
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