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PROCYON (40322)
COSPAR: 2014-076D | Alt Name: PROCYON
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 3, 2014
Launch Site
TANSC
Launch Pad
Y
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 202
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
40322
International Designator
2014-076D
Decay Date
Unknown
Basic Satellite Info
Name
PROCYON
Alternative Name
PROCYON
Type
Payload
Status
Partially operational
Owner
TOK/ISASJ
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
PROCYON is an asteroid fly-by probe operated by TOK/ISASJ and launched on December 3, 2014, from TANSC using a H-IIA 202 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.55 meters in length and diameter with a span of 1.5 meters and weighs 65 kilograms at launch. The spacecraft features a box shape with four panels and is powered by four deployable fixed solar arrays along with batteries. Its motor consists of a 300 mN ion engine. PROCYON was manufactured by TOK/ISASJ for the purpose of conducting an asteroid fly-by mission, utilizing its dry mass of 62.5 kilograms.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.55
Diameter
0.55
Span
1.5
Dry Mass
62.5
Launch Mass
65
Shape
Box+4 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
PROCYON
Purpose
Asteroid fly by probe
Mission
Asteroid fly by probe
Manufacturer
TOK/ISASJ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Procyon
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
300 �N ion engine
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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