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TAKA

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 54536

TAKA is a Japan payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
195 km
Periapsis
183 km
Inclination
51.62°
Orbital period
88.27 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
2 kg
Dimensions
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067UN
NORAD catalog №
54536
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 31, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 31, 2023
Time in service
24.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed