Waseda-SAT2

Former Japanese student satellite. Waseda-SAT2 was launched on May 20, 2010 aboard a H-IIA 202 from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 12, 2010).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Waseda-Sat 2
Common name: Waseda-SAT2
International designator: 2010-020B
NORAD catalog number: 36574
GCAT identifier: S36574
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/612

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Waseda
Owner: Waseda U
Country: Japan
Builder: Waseda Daigaku (Sodai)
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: May 20, 2010 · 21:58 UTC
Launch record: 2010-020Success
Rocket: H-IIA 202
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 290 km
Apogee: 303 km
Inclination: 29.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 12, 2010
Last known active: May 20, 2010
End of operations: Jul 12, 2010

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

HayatoOptical imaging · Kagoshima U Negai ☆"Optical imaging · Soka U AkatsukiDeep space · JAXA IKAROSTechnology · JAXA Shin'enTechnology · UNISEC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5957095 (CC0).