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RAISE 2
Japanese Technology Demonstrator · JAXA / Japanese Consortium
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RAISE-2, a Japanese technology demonstration satellite testing multiple experimental payloads simultaneously, part of the same 2021 JAXA rideshare mission that bundled together independent Japanese university and commercial small-satellite experiments.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 309–315 mi (498–507 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.5 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49397
- Int’l designator
- 2021-102C
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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