Payload
GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1)
OperationalPayloadLEO
GOSAT 2 (IBUKI 1) is a JAXA, Ministry of Environment, National Institute of Environmental Studies payload satellite, launched on October 29, 2018 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- October 29, 2018 at 04:08 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Tanegashima, Japan
- Launched by
- H-IIA 202 →
- Operator
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Mission
- KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 617 km
- Periapsis
- 615 km
- Inclination
- 97.88°
- Orbital period
- 97.02 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- JAXA, Ministry of Environment, National Institute of Environmental Studies
- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,750 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-084B
- NORAD catalog №
- 43672
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Japan- Status
- Operational