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SERVIS 2
Japanese Technology Demonstrator (Commercial Components in Space) · USEF (Japan) / Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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SERVIS-2, a Japanese technology demonstration satellite launched in 2010 to test commercial off-the-shelf electronic components in the space radiation environment — a deliberate experiment in whether cheaper, non-space-qualified parts could survive orbit reliably, potentially cutting the cost of future satellite missions significantly.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 740–757 mi (1,191–1,218 km)
- Inclination
- 100.4°
- One orbit
- 109.4 minutes13.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 36588
- Int’l designator
- 2010-023A
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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