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MICRO LABSAT

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

MICRO LABSAT is a Japan payload satellite, launched on December 14, 2002 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 14, 2002 at 01:31 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Midori-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
796 km
Periapsis
782 km
Inclination
98.81°
Orbital period
100.64 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
54 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-056D
NORAD catalog №
27600
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.461 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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