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JDRS-1

JDRS-1 was launched on November 29, 2020 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-089ANORAD 47202Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Deta chukei eisei 1-goki
Common name
JDRS-1
Payload designation
Hikari deta chukei eisei
Other names
DRS-1,Optical DRS,LUCAS
International designator
2020-089A
NORAD catalog number
47202
GCAT identifier
S47202
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1011

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
JDRS
Owner
CSICE
Country
Japan
Builder
Mitsubishi Electric Co.
Platform (bus)
DS-2000

Launch

Date
November 29, 2020 · 07:25 UTC
Launch record
2020-089Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,800 km
Inclination
0.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 3, 2023

Size

Mass
3,800 kg
Dry mass
1,300 kg
Length
2.2 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q22123894 (CC0).