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RAISE-2

Former Japanese technology demonstration smallsat. RAISE-2 was launched on November 9, 2021 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-102CNORAD 49397Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
RAISE-2
International designator
2021-102C
NORAD catalog number
49397
GCAT identifier
S49397
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1073

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
JAXA Tech
Owner
JAXA
Country
Japan
Builder
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Platform (bus)
RAPIS

Launch

Date
November 9, 2021 · 00:55 UTC
Launch record
2021-102Success
Rocket
Epsilon
Spaceport
Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
561 km
Apogee
573 km
Inclination
97.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 7, 2023
End of operations
Apr 7, 2023

Size

Mass
110 kg
Dry mass
110 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108898472 (CC0).