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ChubuSat 1

40300. ChubuSat 1 was launched on November 6, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 16, 2025).

COSPAR 2014-070CNORAD 40300Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kinshachi 1
Common name
ChubuSat 1
Payload designation
ChubuSat-1
International designator
2014-070C
NORAD catalog number
40300
GCAT identifier
S40300
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/812

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Nagoya
Owner
Nagoya
Country
Japan
Builder
Nagoya University

Launch

Date
November 6, 2014 · 07:35 UTC
Launch record
2014-070Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
504 km
Apogee
538 km
Inclination
97.47°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 16, 2025
Last known active
Nov 11, 2014
End of operations
December 2014

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q22127125 (CC0).