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ETS-7 Target

Spacecraft · Japan

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Japanese rendezvous technology satellite. Orihime. Attached to Hikoboshi. Docking target for ETS-7.

Family: Rendezvous technology satellite, Technology
Country: Japan
Launch Vehicles: H-II
Launch Sites: Tanegashima, Tanegashima Y
Agency: NASDA, Toshiba
Bibliography: 2, 276, 4.

Orihime - .
Payload: ETS-7 Target
Nation: Japan
Agency: NASDA
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Class: Technology
Type: Navigation technology satellite
Spacecraft Bus: ETS
Spacecraft: ETS-7 Target
Decay Date: 1999-01-27
USAF Sat Cat: 25424
COSPAR: 1997-074E
Apogee: 458 km (284 mi)
Perigee: 346 km (214 mi)
Inclination: 34.50 deg
Period: 92.60 min. Attached to Hikoboshi. It would later separate and serve as a passive docking target for the Hikobishi active automatic docking technology spacecraft.

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