Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II

Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2014. Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II was launched on February 27, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 26, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-009HNORAD 39579Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Gennai
Common name: Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II
Payload designation: STARS-2 Mother
International designator: 2014-009H
NORAD catalog number: 39579
GCAT identifier: S39579
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/735

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: STARS
Owner: Kagawa U
Country: Japan
Builder: Kagawa Daigaku (Kagawa U.)
Platform (bus): STARS

Launch

Date: February 27, 2014 · 18:37 UTC
Launch record: 2014-009Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 367 km
Apogee: 381 km
Inclination: 65.01°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 26, 2014
Last known active: Apr 26, 2014
End of operations: Apr 26, 2014

Size

Mass: 10 kg
Dry mass: 10 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 22 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 350.0 m

Launched together

ShindaiSatTechnology · Shinshu U ITF-1Technology · Tsukuba U Global Precipitation MeasurementEarth science · GSFC OPUSatTechnology · Osaka Pref. U.TeikyoSat-3Biology · Teikyo INVADEREducation · Tama Hayato-2Technology · Kagoshima U

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16323051 (CC0).