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Hodoyoshi 3

Japanese micro-satellite launched in 2014. Hodoyoshi 3 was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033FNORAD 40015Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hodoyoshi-3
Common name
Hodoyoshi 3
International designator
2014-033F
NORAD catalog number
40015
GCAT identifier
S40015
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/737

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Hodoyoshi
Owner
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Builder
AXELSPACE Corporation
Platform (bus)
Hodoyoshi

Launch

Date
June 19, 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record
2014-033Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
613 km
Apogee
665 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
July 2015
End of operations
2016

Size

Mass
58 kg
Dry mass
58 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17285875 (CC0).