TeikyoSat-3

Japanese life sciences satellite. TeikyoSat-3 was launched on February 27, 2014 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 25, 2014).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Teikyosat-3
Common name: TeikyoSat-3
Payload designation: Microbial Observation Sat
International designator: 2014-009E
NORAD catalog number: 39576
GCAT identifier: S39576
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/735

Mission

Mission type: Biology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Teikyo
Owner: Teikyo
Country: Japan
Builder: Teikyo Scientific University
Platform (bus): Teikyosat

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: 384 km
Apogee: 393 km
Inclination: 65.02°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 25, 2014
Last known active: Apr 15, 2014
End of operations: Mar 31, 2014

Size

Mass: 22 kg
Dry mass: 22 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 0.4 m

Launched together

ShindaiSatTechnology · Shinshu U ITF-1Technology · Tsukuba U Global Precipitation MeasurementEarth science · GSFC OPUSatTechnology · Osaka Pref. U.INVADEREducation · Tama Hayato-2Technology · Kagoshima U Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite IITechnology · Kagawa U

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16323052 (CC0).