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Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
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Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)

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Apr 23, 03:09:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
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Mission

JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight separate spacecraft that includes educational small sats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that can be packed tightly using origami folding techniques and unfurled to 25 times its size. The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures. The 8 satellites are: * MAGNARO-II * KOSEN-2R * WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II * FSI-SAT2 * OrigamiSat-2 * Mono-Nikko * ARICA-2 * PRELUDE

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowApr 23, 03:09:00 UTC→Apr 23, 03:09:00 UTC
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launching
South
189° · S
-39.263, 177.864

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets
Orbit
Apogee546 km
Perigee536 km
Period95.5 min
Inclination97.48°

Launch heading 189° · S from Kakushin Rising PO.

Parking orbitKakushin Rising PO› conelow
1 70071U 26088A 26113.13754630 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 70071 97.4755 263.6655 0281624 204.8758 027.9000 15.69095810 06
OrbitKakushin Risinglow
1 70071U 26088A 26113.16689815 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 70071 97.4755 263.6624 0007356 217.8620 180.0001 15.08411027 09

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go99%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go99%Wind3 ktGusts10 ktCloud0%Temp56°F