Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
KKS-1 (Kouku Kousen Satellite One, Kiseki) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
651 |
Apogee (km) |
667 |
Eccentricity |
0.00113814198321241 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.03 |
Period (minutes) |
97.92 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
23-01-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology |
Country of Contractor |
Japan |
Launch Site |
Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
H-2A |
COSPAR Number |
2009-002H |
NORAD Number |
33499 |
Comments |
Experiments on micro-thrusters, basic experiments on 3-axis attitude control and take land images with a camera. |