µ-LabSat

Japanese technology demonstration satellite. µ-LabSat was launched on December 14, 2002 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2002-056DNORAD 27600Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Micro-LabSat
Common name: µ-LabSat
Payload designation: Mu-Lab-Sat
International designator: 2002-056D
NORAD catalog number: 27600
GCAT identifier: S27600
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/425

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: NASDA Tech
Owner: NASDA
Country: Japan
Builder: NASDA Micro Space System Lab

Launch

Date: December 14, 2002 · 01:31 UTC
Launch record: 2002-056Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 788 km
Apogee: 804 km
Inclination: 98.67°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Sep 27, 2006
End of operations: Sep 27, 2006

Size

Mass: 54 kg
Dry mass: 54 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 0.6 m

Launched together

ADEOS IIOptical imaging · NASDA FedSatTechnology · CRCSS Whale Ecology Observation SatelliteEarth science · Chiba kogyu

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11339592 (CC0).