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Payload

RITE TARGET 1

activePayloadLEO

RITE TARGET 1 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
774 km
Periapsis
762 km
Inclination
98.75°
Orbital period
100.2 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-056F
NORAD catalog №
28454
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.0185 m²
Status
active

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