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FEDSAT
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FEDSAT is a Australia payload satellite, launched on December 14, 2002 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
December 14, 2002 at 01:31 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Midori-2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
799 km
Periapsis
786 km
Inclination
98.86°
Orbital period
100.72 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Australia
Launch mass
58 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-056B
NORAD catalog №
27598
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Australia
Radar cross-section
0.2609 m²
Status
active
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