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Hisaki

Decommissioned Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite. Hisaki was launched on September 14, 2013 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Hisaki
Payload designation: SPRINT-A
Other names: NAIF750
International designator: 2013-049A
NORAD catalog number: 39253
GCAT identifier: S39253
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/693

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: SPRINT
Owner: ISAS/JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
Platform (bus): SPRINT-A

Launch

Date: September 14, 2013 · 05:00 UTC
Launch record: 2013-049Success
Rocket: Epsilon
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 808 km
Apogee: 973 km
Inclination: 29.75°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 8, 2023
End of operations: Dec 8, 2023

Size

Mass: 340 kg
Dry mass: 340 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3459972 (CC0).