Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Kizuna (WINDS - Wideband InterNetworking engineering Demonstration Satellite) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
143.05 |
Perigee (km) |
35776 |
Apogee (km) |
35796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000237214156940886 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.02 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
4850 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2450 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
23-02-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
JAXA/National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) |
Country of Contractor |
Japan |
Launch Site |
Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
H2A |
COSPAR Number |
2008-007A |
NORAD Number |
32500 |
Comments |
Technology demonstration; carries ultra-fast, 1.2 Gbps direct-to-home downlink in Ka-band. |