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STARS-C (41895)
COSPAR: 1998-067KR | Alt Name: Hagoromo
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 20, 1998
Launch Site
Launch Pad
Y2
Launch Vehicle
H-IIB
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
41895
International Designator
1998-067KR
Decay Date
3/3/2018
Basic Satellite Info
Name
STARS-C
Alternative Name
Hagoromo
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
SHIZ
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
STARS-C (also known as Hagoromo) is a CubeSat (2U) technology satellite with a NORAD catalog ID of 41895 and OBJECT_ID 1998-067KR, manufactured by SHIZ and owned by the same entity. Launched on November 20, 1998, from the Tanegashima Space Center (TYMSC), Launch Pad Y2, using an H-IIB launch vehicle, the satellite has dimensions of 0.1 meters in length, diameter, and span. It weighs 1.5 kg both at launch and dry mass. The spacecraft is powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Its primary mission involves technology demonstrations, and it stabilized its orbit on December 19, 2016.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.1
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.1
Dry Mass
1.5
Launch Mass
1.5
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.0384
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
STARS-C Oyaki
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
SHIZ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Configuration
CubeSat (2U)
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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