Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
DRTS (Data Relay Test Satellite, Kodama) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
National Space Development Agency |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
90.77 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000284650236022487 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.12 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2650 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1500 |
Power (watts) |
2100 |
Date of Launch |
10-09-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Mitsubishi Electric |
Country of Contractor |
Japan |
Launch Site |
Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
H2A |
COSPAR Number |
2002-042B |
NORAD Number |
27516 |
Comments |
Develop more advanced data relay by improving the technology for the Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Satellite (COMETS). |