ALE-1

Launch data: Designation  43938 / 19003G Launch date  18 Jan 2019 - 00:50 UT Launch site  Uchinoura, LP-M Launch vehicle  Epsilon CLPS Mission  Technology Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  480 x 513 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.3° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• ALE 1, a 65-kg satellite and the first satellite for the Tokyo-based artificial meteor company Astro Live Experiences (ALE), which aims to use microsatellites to create meteor showers
• It will move to a lower orbit and use gas guns to eject 0.4 kg, 1 cm pellets towards the atmosphere to create artificial meteor showers for entertainment.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking