In orbitDebris

M-V-1 DEB

NORAD: 27489
COSPAR: 1997-005G

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Spacecraft

Owner: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27489, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1997-02-12
Rocket: M-V
Flight: VSOP/KM
Mission name: MUSES-B
Launch site: KASC, M-V
Launched by: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1997-005

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1997-005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: JPN
Launch date: 1997-02-12
Period: 219.6 min
Inclination: 31.49°
Apogee: 11,097 km
Perigee: 262 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0376 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: HALCA (MUSES-B) (NORAD 24720)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit