DESPATCH
Organisation · Japan
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Also known as ArtSat-2; from Tama Art University. The yellowish, tapered-helix assembly was intended mainly as a work of art although it also carries an amateur radio communications payload with a limited range. In a 0.915 AU x 1.089 AU x 6.8 deg solar orbit. Art, amateur communications satellite for ARTSAT project, Tama Art University, Japan. Launched 2014.
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Related
- Family
- Technology
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- H-IIA 202
- Launch Sites
- Tanegashima Y
Chronology
1 event
2014 December 3
04:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Complex: Tanegashima Y. Launch Pad: Tanegashima Y1. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- DESPATCH - .
Mass: 32 kg (70 lb). Nation: Japan.
Class: Technology.
Type: Art satellite. Spacecraft: DESPATCH.
USAF Sat Cat: 40321 . COSPAR: 2014-076C. Apogee: -50,912 km (-50,912 mi). Perigee: 245 km (152 mi). Inclination: 29.90 deg.
Also known as ArtSat-2; from Tama Art University. The yellowish, tapered-helix assembly was intended mainly as a work of art although it also carries an amateur radio communications payload with a limited range. In a 0.915 AU x 1.089 AU x 6.8 deg solar orbit.