HisakiSPRINT-A

Success JAXA, Epsilon

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Mission

Astrophysics · LEO

Hisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Hisaki carries an extreme ultraviolet spectrometer which will be used to study…

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
HISAKI (SPRINT-A) 2013-049A Payload 950 × 1153 km · 29.7° Globe
EPSILON DEB 2013-049B Debris 846 × 1114 km · 29.7° Globe
EPSILON R/B 2013-049C Rocket body 806 × 970 km · 29.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 2013-049 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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