Satellites

Payload

JAS-2 (FO-29)

Partially operationalPayloadLEO

JAS-2 (FO-29) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on August 17, 1996 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
August 17, 1996 at 01:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-II
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Midori

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,321 km
Periapsis
799 km
Inclination
98.52°
Orbital period
106.41 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
49.55 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-046B
NORAD catalog №
24278
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.2437 m²
Status
Partially operational