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Payload
YURI-2A (BS-2A)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NORAD 14659
YURI-2A (BS-2A) is a Japan payload satellite, launched on January 23, 1984 into GEO.
Launch
Launch date
January 23, 1984 at 07:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
N-2 →
Operator
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Mission
Yuri 2A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,193 km
Periapsis
36,073 km
Inclination
11.06°
Orbital period
1453.83 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Japan
Launch mass
346.88 kg
Dimensions
2.89 × 1.32 × 1.32 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-005A
NORAD catalog №
14659
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
5.0119 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational