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Shin'en 2

Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite. Shin'en 2 was launched on December 3, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 3, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-076BNORAD 40320Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Fuji-OSCAR-82
Common name
Shin'en 2
Payload designation
Shin'en-2
Other names
Fuji-OSCAR-82
International designator
2014-076B
NORAD catalog number
40320
GCAT identifier
S40320

Mission

Mission type
Deep space
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
JAS
Owner
Kyutech
Country
Japan
Builder
Kyushu Instiute of Technology
Platform (bus)
Shinen

Launch

Date
December 3, 2014 · 04:22 UTC
Launch record
2014-076Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
EEO
Perigee
245 km
Inclination
29.89°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
December 3, 2014
Last known active
Dec 8, 2014
End of operations
Dec 9, 2014

Size

Mass
18 kg
Dry mass
18 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.48 m
Span
0.5 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00946
Final central body
Earth
Phase start
December 3, 2014
Phase outcome
Escaped to another body · December 6, 2014
Destination
HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18759168 (CC0).