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Niwaka

Japanese CubeSat satellite. Niwaka was launched on July 21, 2012 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 4, 2013).

COSPAR 1998-067CPNORAD 38853Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Niwaka eisei
Common name: Niwaka
Payload designation: FITSAT-1
International designator: 1998-067CP
NORAD catalog number: 38853
GCAT identifier: S38853
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/693

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Fukuoka
Owner: Fukuoka
Country: Japan
Builder: Fukuoka Institute of Technology
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: July 21, 2012 · 02:06 UTC
Launch record: 2012-038Success
Rocket: H-IIB
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 402 km
Apogee: 422 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 4, 2013
Last known active: Jul 4, 2013
End of operations: Jul 4, 2013

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

Kounotori 3Human spaceflight · JAXA RaikoTechnology · Wakayama TechEdSat 1Technology · ARC F-1Technology · FPT University We-WishTechnology · Meisei Electric

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1388688 (CC0).