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EGG (41934)
COSPAR: 1998-067KW | Alt Name: EGG
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
41934
International Designator
1998-067KW
Decay Date
5/15/2017
Basic Satellite Info
Name
EGG
Alternative Name
EGG
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
TOK
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
The satellite EGG (OBJECT_ID: 1998-067KW) is a CubeSat (3U) configured spacecraft manufactured by TOK and launched on November 20, 1998, from the Tanegashima Space Center (TYMSC), Japan, using the H-IIB launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 0.6 meters in span with a diameter of 0.1 meters, weighing 4 kilograms at launch and dry mass. The satellite's purpose is technology demonstration and it is powered by four deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Its shape is described as Box+Dish, and its reflective surface area (RCS) is 0.067 square meters. EGG has been stable since January 16, 2017.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.6
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box+Dish
Radar Cross Section
0.067
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
EGG
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
TOK
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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