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ISS OBJECT WV

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ISS OBJECT WV is a Japan human spaceflight satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
220 km
Periapsis
206 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
88.75 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067WV
NORAD catalog №
60955
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 22, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 22, 2024
Time in service
25.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed