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OHSUMI

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OHSUMI is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 11, 1970 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 11, 1970 at 04:25 AM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
Lambda 4S →
Operator
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Ohsumi 5

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
170 km
Periapsis
162 km
Inclination
31°
Orbital period
87.81 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
37.66 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-011A
NORAD catalog №
4330
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.4639 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 2, 2003

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 2, 2003
Time in service
33.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed