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Chiba

Spacecraft · Japan

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Japanese manufacturer of spacecraft. Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan.

Country
Japan
Spacecraft
WEOS Kanta-Kun

Chronology

1 event

2002 December 14

23:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.
  • WEOS (Kanta Kun) - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: NASDA. Manufacturer: Chiba. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft Bus: WEOS. Spacecraft: WEOS. USAF Sat Cat: 27600 . COSPAR: 2002-056D. Apogee: 804 km (499 mi). Perigee: 789 km (490 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 100.80 min. Ecology, Whale Monitoring satellite for Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan..