Launch Date
May 24, 2014
Launch Site
TANSC
Launch Pad
Y
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 202
NORAD ID
39768
International Designator
2014-029C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:31:20 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.91°
Right Ascension
298.70°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
286.61°
Period
96.33 min
Mean Motion
14.95 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
SOCRATES
Alternative Name
SOCRATES
Type
Status
Owner
KASH
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39768U 14029C 26185.10510232 .00001896 00000-0 17952-3 0 9996
2 39768 97.9092 298.6952 0004800 286.6095 73.4598 14.94844897656933
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.507
Diameter
0.485
Span
1.394
Dry Mass
50
Launch Mass
50
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
0.332
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
SOCRATES
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
AESCO
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Socrates
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Hydrogen peroxide thrusters
Equipment
SOTA
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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