Satellites

Payload

SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII)

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SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on July 10, 2005 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 10, 2005 at 03:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Uchinoura, Japan
Launched by
M-V
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Suzaku

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
179 km
Periapsis
176 km
Inclination
31.37°
Orbital period
88.04 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
1,700 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-025A
NORAD catalog №
28773
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
4.1445 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 5, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 5, 2025
Time in service
19.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed