Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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28939
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COSPAR ID
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2006-005-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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ASTRO F (AKARI)
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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396 x 519 km, 98.2°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | Japan |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 6.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 2.2 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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21 February 2006 21:28
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| Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center (USC),
Japan |
| Launch vehicle | M-V |
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