GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)

NORAD 38337· COSPAR 2012-025A· ISS / Science· SSO
Launch
Launched on May 17, 2012 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Japan aboard a H-IIA 202.
H-IIA 202 | GCOM-W1
GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
May 17, 2012
Mass
1,990 kg
Apogee
708 km
Perigee
706 km
Inclination
98.20°
Period
1.65 h

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