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SHINSEI (MS-F2)
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 28, 1971 at 04:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
Mu-4S →
Operator
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mission
Shinsei
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,860 km
Periapsis
869 km
Inclination
32.05°
Orbital period
113.01 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-080A
NORAD catalog №
5485
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
0.812 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational