Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
WNISat-1 Weather News Inc. Satellite 1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Weathernews, Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
594 |
Apogee (km) |
849 |
Eccentricity |
0.0179792709581894 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.8 |
Period (minutes) |
99.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
10 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
21-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
2 yrs. |
Contractor |
Axelspace |
Country of Contractor |
Japan |
Launch Site |
Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2013-066H |
NORAD Number |
39423 |
Comments |
Provide data to shipping lines who are interested in the Arctic Sea ice state. |