GCOM-W 1 (Shizuku)

USA, Japan

Spacecraft nr:

Japanese spacecraft nr: 174

GCOM-W= Global Change Observation Mission - Water

Launch data:

Designation 38337 / 12025A
Launch date 17 May 2012 - 16:39 UT
Launch site Tanegashima, YLP-2
Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 (#F21)
Mission Government: Earth Observation
LEO Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 701 x 704 km
Eccentricity 2,12E-04
Inclination 98.19 deg
Period 98.82 min

Launched together with KOMPSat 3, SDS 4, Horyu 2

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Platform 
Operator NASA, JAXA
Mass at launch  1880 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment DPR, GPI
Solar array 2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  4.05 W
Design lifetime  5 yrs

Satellites ass. ready for launch. Credit: JAXA




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