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Hinode

JAXA space observatory. Hinode was launched on September 22, 2006 aboard a M-V from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-041ANORAD 29479Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hinode
Payload designation
SOLAR-B
International designator
2006-041A
NORAD catalog number
29479
GCAT identifier
S29479
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/510

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
SOLAR
Owner
ISAS/JAXA
Country
Japan
Builder
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus)
SOLAR B

Launch

Date
September 22, 2006 · 21:36 UTC
Launch record
2006-041Success
Rocket
M-V
Spaceport
Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M-V

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
279 km
Apogee
672 km
Inclination
98.33°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
900 kg
Dry mass
900 kg
Length
3.8 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
10.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q570562 (CC0).