STARS-2
Organisation · Japan
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Microsatellite from Kagawa University. Composed of two sections and a tether, deployed length 300 metres. Believed to have succeeded based on later orbital decay rate.
Related
- Family
- Technology
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- H-IIA 202
- Launch Sites
- Tanegashima Y
Chronology
1 event
2014 February 27
18:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- STARS-2 - . Mass: 22 kg (48 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: STARS-2. Decay Date: 2014-05-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 39578 . COSPAR: 2014-009G. Apogee: 178 km (110 mi). Perigee: 164 km (101 mi). Inclination: 64.97 deg. Period: 87.91 min. Microsatellite from Kagawa University. Composed of two sections and a tether, deployed length 300 metres. Believed to have succeeded based on later orbital decay rate..