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SPROUT

DecayedPayloadLEO

SPROUT is a Nihon University payload satellite, launched on May 24, 2014 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 24, 2014 at 03:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
ALOS-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
356 km
Periapsis
339 km
Inclination
98°
Orbital period
91.48 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Nihon University
Manufacturer
Nihon University
Users
Civil
Launch mass
7.1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-029E
NORAD catalog №
39770
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
0.17 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 12, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 12, 2024
Time in service
10.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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