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Kodama

retired

こだま

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2002-042BLaunched 9/10/2002

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USERS/DRTS
Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 2024
Launch Date: 9/10/2002
Last Contact: 7/31/2017

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.1 deg
Dry Mass: 1,300 kg
Total Mass: 2,800 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2002-042B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/425

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JDRS-1 replaces the Kodama Data Relay Test Satellite (DRTS) that was launched in 2002 and was operational through August 2017.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 29, 2020Japan launches JDRS-1 optical data relay satellite for military, civilian use