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RISING 2
Japanese University Earth Observation Satellite · Tohoku University / Hokkaido University (Japan)
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RISING-2, a Japanese Earth observation microsatellite built by Tohoku and Hokkaido universities, launched in 2014 to capture multispectral imagery for disaster and vegetation monitoring using a compact, low-cost satellite platform.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 355–357 mi (571–575 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 96.0 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39769
- Int’l designator
- 2014-029D
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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