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DRUMS

Japanese experimental satellite. DRUMS was launched on November 9, 2021 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-102ENORAD 49399Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Z-SAT
Common name
DRUMS
International designator
2021-102E
NORAD catalog number
49399
GCAT identifier
S49399
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1073

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
MHI
Owner
MHI Meiyu
Country
Japan
Builder
MHI Guidance and Propulsion (Meiyo)
Platform (bus)
Z-SAT

Launch

Date
November 9, 2021 · 00:55 UTC
Launch record
2021-102Success
Rocket
Epsilon
Spaceport
Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
552 km
Apogee
572 km
Inclination
97.57°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
46 kg
Dry mass
46 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108830652 (CC0).