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KOSEN-1
Japanese Technical College Student Satellite · Japanese National Institute of Technology Consortium
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KOSEN-1, a satellite built collaboratively by Japanese technical college students nationwide — 'Kosen' refers to Japan's network of technical colleges — giving students outside the traditional university system hands-on satellite engineering experience for the first time.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 297–307 mi (477–494 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.2 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49402
- Int’l designator
- 2021-102H
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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