Hodoyoshi 2

Hodoyoshi 2 was launched on January 18, 2019 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 14, 2023).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: RiseSat
Common name: Hodoyoshi 2
Payload designation: Hodoyoshi-2
International designator: 2019-003C
NORAD catalog number: 43934
GCAT identifier: S43934

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Tohoku
Owner: Tohoku
Country: Japan
Builder: Tohoku University
Platform (bus): Hodoyoshi

Launch

Date: January 18, 2019 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record: 2019-003Success
Rocket: Epsilon
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 490 km
Apogee: 513 km
Inclination: 97.30°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 14, 2023
Last known active: Feb 3, 2022
End of operations: Feb 3, 2022

Size

Mass: 59 kg
Dry mass: 59 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96757689 (CC0).