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SPROUT

SPROUT was launched on May 24, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 11, 2024).

COSPAR 2014-029ENORAD 39770Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
SPROUT
International designator
2014-029E
NORAD catalog number
39770
GCAT identifier
S39770
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/735

Mission

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

Launch

Date
May 24, 2014 · 03:05 UTC
Launch record
2014-029Success
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
613 km
Apogee
628 km
Inclination
97.87°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 11, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
July 2024

Size

Mass
7 kg
Dry mass
7 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110115554 (CC0).