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WEOS
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Payload
LEO
NORAD 27599
WEOS is a Japan payload satellite, launched on December 14, 2002 into LEO.
Launch
Launch date
December 14, 2002 at 01:31 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-IIA 202 →
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Midori-2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
795 km
Periapsis
782 km
Inclination
98.82°
Orbital period
100.64 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Japan
Launch mass
58 kg
Dimensions
0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2002-056C
NORAD catalog №
27599
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
0.2929 m²
Status
active
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