Kagayaki

Japan

Spacecraft n°:

Japanese satellite n°: 152
Called: Sorunsat before launch.

Launch data:

Designation 33495 / 09002D
Launch date 23 Jan 2009 - 03:54 UT
Launch site Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle  H-2A-202
Mission Commercial: Space Science
LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 668 x 671 km
Eccentricity 2,13E-04
Inclination 98.04 deg
Period 98.13 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  see note
Platform  
Operator Sorun Corporation
Mass at launch  28 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  cube
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Note: Built by more than 20 companies in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, and students part-time



24 Dec 2008: assemble of PRISM, KKS-1, KAGAYAKI & STARS - Credit: JAXA

Mission details:

Ref.: #7(JR605), #14, #84a, #225(09.01), #226, #235 - update: 08.09.10