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We-Wish

Japanese commercial CubeSat. We-Wish was launched on July 21, 2012 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 11, 2013).

COSPAR 1998-067CSNORAD 38856Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: WE WISH
Common name: We-Wish
International designator: 1998-067CS
NORAD catalog number: 38856
GCAT identifier: S38856
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/693

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Commercial
Program: Meisei
Owner: Meisei Electric
Country: Japan
Builder: Meisei Electric Co. Ltd
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: July 21, 2012 · 02:06 UTC
Launch record: 2012-038Success
Rocket: H-IIB
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 399 km
Apogee: 424 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 11, 2013
Last known active: Mar 11, 2013
End of operations: Mar 11, 2013

Size

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

Launched together

Kounotori 3Human spaceflight · JAXA RaikoTechnology · Wakayama NiwakaTechnology · Fukuoka TechEdSat 1Technology · ARC F-1Technology · FPT University

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2537102 (CC0).