Ajisai
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Ajisai (Japanese: あじさい, meaning "Hydrangea") is a Japanese satellite sponsored by NASDA, launched in 1986 on the maiden flight of the H-I rocket. It is also known as the Experimental Geodetic Satellite (EGS), as it carries the Experimental Geodetic Payload (EGP).
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Geodesy |
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Operator | NASDA |
COSPAR ID | 1986-061A |
SATCAT no. | 16908 |
Website | https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/egs/ |
Mission duration | Elapsed: 37 years, 8 months, 5 days |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | August 12, 1986, 20:45 GMT (August 13, 1986, 05:45 local time) |
Rocket | H-1 Flight No.1 |
Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center |
Contractor | NASDA |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Periapsis altitude | 1,488 km (925 mi) |
Inclination | 50° |
Period | 116 minutes |
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