SHIN'EN 2 (FO-82) (40320)

COSPAR: 2014-076B | Alt Name: Fuji-OSCAR-82

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 3, 2014

Launch Site

TANSC

Launch Pad

Launch Vehicle

H-IIA 202

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

40320

International Designator

2014-076B

Decay Date

Unknown

Basic Satellite Info

Name

SHIN'EN 2 (FO-82)

Alternative Name

Fuji-OSCAR-82

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

KYUT

Country

Japan

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

SHIN'EN 2 (FO-82), also known as Fuji-OSCAR-82, is a technology and interplanetary satellite launched on December 3, 2014, from TANSC using the H-IIA 202 launch vehicle. Manufactured by KYUT/KAGO, it has dimensions of 0.49 meters in length, diameter, and span, with a dry mass of 17.7 kilograms. The satellite is powered by solar cells and batteries and operates within the framework of its mission to conduct technological and interplanetary research. Its shape is described as polyhedral, and it was launched with the same mass of 17.7 kilograms. Ownership of SHIN'EN 2 rests with KYUT, and no specific information on its lifetime or major events is provided in the data set.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.49

Diameter

0.48

Span

0.49

Dry Mass

17.7

Launch Mass

17.7

Shape

Polyhedron

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Shin'en-2

Purpose

Technology, interplanetary

Mission

Technology, interplanetary

Manufacturer

KYUT/KAGO

Life Expectancy

Bus

Shinen

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

None

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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