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KKS-1 (KISEKI)

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KKS-1 (KISEKI) is a Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology 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
624 km
Periapsis
615 km
Inclination
98.12°
Orbital period
97.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Manufacturer
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Users
Civil
Launch mass
3 kg
Design lifetime
1 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-002H
NORAD catalog №
33499
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.0853 m²
Status
Operational

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