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PROITERES

Japanese satellite. PROITERES was launched on September 9, 2012 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-047BNORAD 38756Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
PROITERES
International designator
2012-047B
NORAD catalog number
38756
GCAT identifier
S38756
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/735

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
OIT
Owner
Osaka Inst.Tech
Country
Japan
Builder
Osaka Inst. of Technology
Platform (bus)
PROITERES

Launch

Date
September 9, 2012 · 04:23 UTC
Launch record
2012-047Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
640 km
Apogee
656 km
Inclination
98.29°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 2013
End of operations
2013

Size

Mass
15 kg
Dry mass
15 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3453219 (CC0).