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HTV-3 (KOUNOTORI 3)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 21, 2012 at 02:06 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIB 304 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Kounotori 3 (HTV-3)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
421 km
Periapsis
399 km
Inclination
51.65°
Orbital period
92.76 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-038A
NORAD catalog №
38706
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
7.6337 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 14, 2012

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 14, 2012
Time in service
55 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed