Payload (satellite)
HODOYOSHI-3
HODOYOSHI-3 is a satellite launched 2014-06-19 by Japan.
About
Hodoyoshi-3 is a Japanese micro-satellite launched in 2014. The satellite is built in 0.5x0.5x0.65m box-shape bus, optimized for piggy-back launch. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body and two stub wings, with estimated electrical power of 50W. For orbit-keeping, a hydrogen peroxide thruster is used. The satellite was developed under the Funding Program for World-Leading Innovation R&D on Science and Technology.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID40015
International designator2014-033F
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan
Launch date2014-06-19
Launch siteDongfang Space Port, China
Orbital period96.9 min
Inclination97.66°
Apogee634 km
Perigee590 km