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SPROUT

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SPROUT
SPROUT
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Microsatellite with a Nihon University experiment to deploy a 1.5m inflatable triangular membrane. Technology satellite for Nihon University, Japan. Launched 2014.

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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.
  • SPROUT - . Mass: 7.00 kg (15.40 lb). Nation: Japan. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: SPROUT. USAF Sat Cat: 39770 . COSPAR: 2014-029E. Apogee: 627 km (389 mi). Perigee: 615 km (382 mi). Inclination: 97.87 deg. Period: 97.13 min. Microsatellite with a Nihon University experiment to deploy a 1.5m inflatable triangular membrane..