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Payload
LEO
NORAD 67688
HMU-SAT2 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
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Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
385 km
Periapsis
376 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
92.16 min
Orbit data fetched
October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
Operator
Japan
Dimensions
Medium (RCS 0.1–1 m²)
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067YE
NORAD catalog №
67688
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Status
Operational