ETS-VII TARGET (25424)

COSPAR: 1997-074E | Alt Name: Orihime

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 27, 1997

Launch Site

TANSC

Launch Pad

Launch Vehicle

H-II

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25424

International Designator

1997-074E

Decay Date

11/13/2015

Basic Satellite Info

Name

ETS-VII TARGET

Alternative Name

Orihime

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NASDA

Country

Japan

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The ETS-VII TARGET satellite, also known as Orihime, is a technology demonstration spacecraft with NORAD catalog ID 25424 and object ID 1997-074E. It was launched on November 27, 1997, from Tanegashima Space Center (TANSC) in Japan using an H-II launch vehicle. The satellite is owned by NASDA and manufactured by TOSH. Its dimensions are 1.7 meters in length, 0.7 meters in diameter, and it has a span of 8 meters. Weighing 410 kilograms at launch, the satellite's dry mass remains the same. It features two deployable solar arrays for power generation along with batteries to support its mission as an ETS-7 target. The shape is described as "Box + Pan" and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 15.4011 square meters. Its purpose was technology demonstration, contributing to advancements in satellite-based technologies.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.7

Diameter

0.7

Span

Dry Mass

410

Launch Mass

410

Shape

Box + Pan

Radar Cross Section

15.4011

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

ETS-7 Target

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

TOSH

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

ETS-7 Target

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries (chaser); deployable solar array, batteries (target)

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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