Satellites

Payload

MIDORI II (ADEOS-II)

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

MIDORI II (ADEOS-II) 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

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
796 km
Periapsis
792 km
Inclination
98.79°
Orbital period
100.75 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
3,680 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-056A
NORAD catalog №
27597
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
17.287 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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