ASNARO 1

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Japanese spacecraft nº: 202

Launch data: Designation  40298 / 14070A Launch date  06 Nov 2014 - 07:35 UT Launch site  Yasniy, LC-370/13 Launch vehicle  Dnepr Mission  Imaging, Earth observation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  506 x 508 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.48° Period  94.76 min

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Description:

• ASNARO 1 (Advanced Satellite with New System Architecture for Observation) carries an optical camera that can resolve objects as small as a half-meter (20 inches) across. The satellite is designed to send back high-resolution imagery through an advanced X-band radio system. Made by NEC Corp., the satellite is the first in a planned series of small Earth-viewing satellites Japanese officials intend to build for domestic and international customers.

Mission details:

• The Japanese ASNARO high resolution imaging satellite was placed in orbit by a Dnepr rocket launched from the Dombarovskiy/Yasniy missile base in Russia on Nov 6, 2014. The satellite was developed by NEC and is managed by Japan Space Systems (formerly USEF, part of the Ministry of Trade and Industry) rather than by the main Japanese space agency JAXA. The 495 kg ASNARO has 0.5m resolution on a 10 km nadir swath width and is in a 505 x 506 km x 97.5 deg sun-synchronous orbit with a 1057 local time descending node (LTDN).

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