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Hibari

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

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Hibari
International designator
2021-102F
NORAD catalog number
49400
GCAT identifier
S49400
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1073

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TIT
Owner
TITech
Country
Japan
Builder
Tokyo Inst of Technology
Platform (bus)
Hibari

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
548 km
Apogee
572 km
Inclination
97.56°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 2025

Size

Mass
55 kg
Dry mass
55 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.59 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60788597 (CC0).