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Payload

KAGAYAKI

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

KAGAYAKI is a Japan payload satellite, launched on January 23, 2009 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 23, 2009 at 03:54 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
GOSAT

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
652 km
Periapsis
640 km
Inclination
98.12°
Orbital period
97.64 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
20 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-002D
NORAD catalog №
33495
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.1976 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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