Satellites

Payload

GHS-01

DecayedPayloadLEO

GHS-01 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
186 km
Periapsis
179 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
88.14 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
2 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067XM
NORAD catalog №
65733
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 21, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 21, 2026
Time in service
27.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed