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KAKEHASHI (COMETS)
Nonoperational
Payload
MEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 21, 1998 at 07:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-II →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Kakehashi
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
17,725 km
Periapsis
1,033 km
Inclination
30.07°
Orbital period
328.08 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-011A
NORAD catalog №
25175
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
28.9557 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational