Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Hinode (Solar B) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science/NASA |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Solar Physics |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
670 |
Apogee (km) |
696 |
Eccentricity |
0.00184318729618602 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.1 |
Period (minutes) |
98.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
530 |
Power (watts) |
1000 |
Date of Launch |
22-10-2006 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo/NASA |
Country of Contractor |
Japan/USA/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Uchinoura Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
JAXA M-V |
COSPAR Number |
2006-041A |
NORAD Number |
29479 |
Comments |
Solar observatory; telescope built by Smithsonian Observatory. |