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SEEDS-2

Japanese amateur CubeSat picosatellite. SEEDS-2 was launched on April 28, 2008 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-021JNORAD 32791Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Cubesat-OSCAR-66
Common name
SEEDS-2
Payload designation
SEEDS 2
Other names
CO-66,NLS-4
International designator
2008-021J
NORAD catalog number
32791
GCAT identifier
S32791
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/552

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Nihon
Owner
Nihon
Country
Japan
Builder
Nihon Daigaku
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
April 28, 2008 · 03:53 UTC
Launch record
2008-021Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
615 km
Apogee
634 km
Inclination
98.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7389649 (CC0).