| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | SOCRATES (Space Optical Communications Research Advanced TEchnology Satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Japan |
| Operator/Owner | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (JPN) |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 618 |
| Apogee (km) | 629 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000786444555658826 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.87 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.17 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 48 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 100 |
| Date of Launch | 24-05-2014 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Advanced Engineering Services Company, Ltd. |
| Country of Contractor | Japan |
| Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | H-2A |
| COSPAR Number | 2014-029C |
| NORAD Number | 39768 |
| Comments | Development of new satellite bus. |