Payload
WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 68797
WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II is a Japan payload satellite, launched on April 23, 2026 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- April 23, 2026 at 03:09 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 552 km
- Periapsis
- 529 km
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- Orbital period
- 95.45 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Japan
- Launch mass
- 1.2 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-088F
- NORAD catalog №
- 68797
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Japan- Status
- Operational
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