Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Rising-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Japan |
Operator/Owner |
Tohoku University/Hokkaido University |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Remote Sensing |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
625 |
Apogee (km) |
630 |
Eccentricity |
0.000357270453733476 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.88 |
Period (minutes) |
97.27 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
41 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
42 |
Date of Launch |
24-05-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Tohoku University/Hokkaido University |
Country of Contractor |
Japan |
Launch Site |
Tanegashima Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
H-2A |
COSPAR Number |
2014-029D |
NORAD Number |
39769 |
Comments |
Earth observation with a resolution of ~ 5 m. In particular, high-resolution cumulonimbus scenes will be observed using the LCTF (Liquid Tunable Multispectral Filter) technique. |