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SDS-1

Japanese demonstration spacecraft. SDS-1 was launched on January 23, 2009 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-002FNORAD 33497Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
SDS-1
Payload designation
Small Demonstration Sat
International designator
2009-002F
NORAD catalog number
33497
GCAT identifier
S33497
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/574

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
JAXA SDS
Owner
JAXA
Country
Japan
Builder
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Platform (bus)
SDS-1

Launch

Date
January 23, 2009 · 03:54 UTC
Launch record
2009-002Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
662 km
Apogee
668 km
Inclination
98.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
September 2010
End of operations
Sep 8, 2010

Size

Mass
100 kg
Dry mass
100 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
0.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2205675 (CC0).