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HINODE (SOLAR-B)

OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 22, 2006 at 09:36 PM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
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Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Hinode
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
677 km
Periapsis
654 km
Inclination
98.05°
Orbital period
98.05 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science/NASA
Manufacturer
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo/NASA
Users
Government
Launch mass
700 kg
Dry mass
530 kg
Power
1,000 W
Design lifetime
3 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-041A
NORAD catalog №
29479
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
5.7356 m²
Status
Operational