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Suzaku

Decommissioned Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite. Suzaku was launched on July 10, 2005 aboard a M-V from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 5, 2025).

COSPAR 2005-025ANORAD 28773Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Suzaku
Payload designation: ASTRO-E2
International designator: 2005-025A
NORAD catalog number: 28773
GCAT identifier: S28773
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/486

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: ASTRO
Owner: ISAS/JAXA
Country: Japan
Builder: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
Platform (bus): ASTRO E

Launch

Date: July 10, 2005 · 03:30 UTC
Launch record: 2005-025Success
Rocket: M-V
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M-V

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 248 km
Apogee: 540 km
Inclination: 31.39°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 5, 2025
Last known active: Jun 1, 2015
End of operations: Jun 1, 2015

Size

Mass: 1,700 kg
Dry mass: 1,700 kg
Length: 4.5 m
Diameter: 2.10 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54375 (CC0).