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OBJECT K

NORAD: 49404
COSPAR: 2021-102K

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Spacecraft

Built by: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Owner: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci
Platform (bus): EPBS
Mass at launch: 280 kg
Dry mass: 185 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 185 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S49404, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2021-11-09
Rocket: Epsilon 2PBS
Flight: RAISE-2
Launch site: USC, EP
Launched by: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2021-102

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2021-102, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Payload
Owner code: JPN
Launch date: 2021-11-09
Period: 94.5 min
Inclination: 97.31°
Apogee: 510 km
Perigee: 483 km

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

Where it came from

Parent object: EPSILON R/B (NORAD 49405)

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

Everything from this launch

Payload12 in total, 8 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 0 still in orbit