Raijin-2

Japanese micro-satellite launched in 2014. Raijin-2 was launched on May 24, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-029DNORAD 39769Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Raijin-2
Payload designation: RISING-2
Other names: RISING-2
International designator: 2014-029D
NORAD catalog number: 39769
GCAT identifier: S39769
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/735

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Tohoku
Owner: Tohoku
Country: Japan
Builder: Tohoku University

Launch

Date: May 24, 2014 · 03:05 UTC
Launch record: 2014-029Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 621 km
Apogee: 629 km
Inclination: 97.87°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2018
End of operations: 2024

Size

Mass: 43 kg
Dry mass: 43 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

ALOS-2Optical imaging · JAXA UNIFORM-1Optical imaging · Wakayama SOCRATESCommunications · NICT CRL SPROUTTechnology · Nihon

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17053560 (CC0).