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FedSat

Australian scientific research satellite. FedSat was launched on December 14, 2002 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2002-056BNORAD 27598Australia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Fedsat
Common name: FedSat
International designator: 2002-056B
NORAD catalog number: 27598
GCAT identifier: S27598
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/435

Mission

Mission type: Technology, Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Fedsat
Owner: CRCSS
Country: Australia
Builder: Auspace Pty
Platform (bus): MicroSIL

Launch

Date: December 14, 2002 · 01:31 UTC
Launch record: 2002-056Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 792 km
Apogee: 806 km
Inclination: 98.67°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: March 2007
End of operations: Dec 31, 2005

Size

Mass: 58 kg
Dry mass: 58 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

ADEOS IIOptical imaging · NASDA Whale Ecology Observation SatelliteEarth science · Chiba kogyu µ-LabSatTechnology · NASDA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4025646 (CC0).