SpriteSat

Japanese atmospheric research satellite. SpriteSat was launched on January 23, 2009 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-002CNORAD 33494Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Raijin
Common name: SpriteSat
Payload designation: SpriteSat
Other names: RISING-1
International designator: 2009-002C
NORAD catalog number: 33494
GCAT identifier: S33494
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/600

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Tohoku
Owner: Tohoku
Country: Japan
Builder: Tohoku University
Platform (bus): SpriteSat

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: 657 km
Apogee: 668 km
Inclination: 98.02°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 2024
End of operations: Feb 4, 2009

Size

Mass: 20 kg
Dry mass: 20 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 0.4 m

Launched together

Greenhouse Gases Observing SatelliteEarth science · JAXA PRISMOptical imaging · Tokyo KagayakiTechnology · Sorun SOHLA 1Technology · SOHLA SDS-1Technology · JAXA Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite ITechnology · Kagawa U KKS-1Technology · Kouko-Kosen

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11244244 (CC0).