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SDS-1

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

SDS-1 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on January 23, 2009 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 23, 2009 at 03:54 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
GOSAT
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
647 km
Periapsis
646 km
Inclination
98.19°
Orbital period
97.66 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
100 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-002F
NORAD catalog №
33497
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.5936 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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