Satellites

Payload

VEP-4

OperationalPayloadLEO

VEP-4 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 17, 2024 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 17, 2024 at 12:22 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H3-22
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
VEP 4, CE-SAT-1E & TIRSAT

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
672 km
Periapsis
670 km
Inclination
98.12°
Orbital period
98.16 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
7,400 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-032B
NORAD catalog №
58988
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Status
Operational
Decay / reentry
February 18, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 18, 2024
Time in service
1 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Operational