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Raijin

Mission · Japan

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Microsatellite for Tohoku University mission for studies of lightning with visible and mid-IR imagers and a VLF receiver.

Family
Science
Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
H-IIA 202
Launch Sites
Tanegashima Y

Chronology

1 event

2014 May 24

03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.
  • Raijin-2 - . Payload: RISING 2. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Science. Type: Science satellite. Spacecraft: Raijin. USAF Sat Cat: 39769 . COSPAR: 2014-029D. Apogee: 630 km (390 mi). Perigee: 626 km (388 mi). Inclination: 97.88 deg. Period: 97.26 min. Microsatellite for Tohoku University mission for studies of lightning with visible and mid-IR imagers and a VLF receiver..