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HIBARI
Japanese Technology Demonstrator · Japanese University/Commercial Operator
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Hibari, a Japanese technology demonstration satellite testing attitude control and deployable structure hardware, part of the same coordinated 2021 JAXA rideshare that launched a dozen independent Japanese small-satellite missions together.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 287–296 mi (462–477 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 93.8 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49400
- Int’l designator
- 2021-102F
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.