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GINGA (ASTRO-C)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
February 5, 1987 at 06:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
Mu-3S-II →
Operator
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Ginga
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
151 km
Periapsis
142 km
Inclination
31.08°
Orbital period
87.42 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-012A
NORAD catalog №
17480
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
7.72 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 1, 1991
End of mission
Last active / ended
November 1, 1991
Time in service
4.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed