Satellites

Payload

SAKURA-2A (CS-2A)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

SAKURA-2A (CS-2A) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 4, 1983 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 4, 1983 at 08:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
N-2
Operator
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Mission
Sakura 2A

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,074 km
Periapsis
35,986 km
Inclination
10.3°
Orbital period
1448.54 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
343.9 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-006A
NORAD catalog №
13782
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
5.8102 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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