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ASNARO-2

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 09:06 PM UTC
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
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Mission Overview

ASNARO-2 (Advanced Satellite with New system ARchitecture for Observation) is an advanced small X-band radar satellite for Earth observation for Japan. Satellite weighs about 495 kg and is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit.

Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Epsilon
Window
09:06 PM UTC – 09:30 PM UTC

Rocket

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Epsilon
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Launch Site

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Orbit

SSO·Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch Window

Opens09:06 PM UTC
Closes09:30 PM UTC

Launch Site Weather

14°CPartly Cloudy
Wind5 km/h E
Humidity81%
Visibility10 km

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