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RAPIS-1

Former Japanese technology demonstration smallsat. RAPIS-1 was launched on January 18, 2019 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 25, 2024).

COSPAR 2019-003ANORAD 43932Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: RAPIS-1
International designator: 2019-003A
NORAD catalog number: 43932
GCAT identifier: S43932
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/902

Mission

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

Launch

Date: January 18, 2019 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record: 2019-003Success
Rocket: Epsilon
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 498 km
Apogee: 510 km
Inclination: 97.30°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 25, 2024
Last known active: Jun 23, 2020
End of operations: Jun 23, 2020

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 2.5 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60853776 (CC0).