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SDS-4

Japanese small satellite. SDS-4 was launched on May 17, 2012 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 24, 2019).

COSPAR 2012-025CNORAD 38339Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
SDS-4
Payload designation
SPAISE/SDS-4
International designator
2012-025C
NORAD catalog number
38339
GCAT identifier
S38339
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/655

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
May 17, 2012 · 16:39 UTC
Launch record
2012-025Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
662 km
Apogee
673 km
Inclination
98.17°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 24, 2019
Last known active
June 2021
End of operations
June 2021

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5977509 (CC0).