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Arase

Japanese satellite which studies the Van Allen belts. Arase was launched on December 20, 2016 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Arase
Payload designation: ERG
Other names: SPRINT-B
International designator: 2016-080A
NORAD catalog number: 41896
GCAT identifier: S41896
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/812

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: SPRINT
Owner: ISAS/JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
Platform (bus): SPRINT-B

Launch

Date: December 20, 2016 · 11:00 UTC
Launch record: 2016-080Success
Rocket: Epsilon
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 426 km
Apogee: 32,258 km
Inclination: 31.66°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: January 2022

Size

Mass: 350 kg
Dry mass: 350 kg
Length: 1.7 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17012906 (CC0).