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Fuji 2

Fuji 2 was launched on February 7, 1990 aboard a H-1 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-013CNORAD 20480Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Fuji-OSCAR-20
Common name
Fuji 2
Payload designation
JAS-1b
Other names
FO-20,Fuji-2
International designator
1990-013C
NORAD catalog number
20480
GCAT identifier
S20480
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/224

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
JAS
Owner
JARL
Country
Japan
Builder
Japanese Amateur Radio League
Platform (bus)
JAS

Launch

Date
February 7, 1990 · 01:33 UTC
Launch record
1990-013Success
Rocket
H-1
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad N

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
912 km
Apogee
1,745 km
Inclination
99.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2001
End of operations
April 2008

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11277047 (CC0).