Satellite description

FREEDOM, 41930 was a Japanese payload satellite that was delivered to the ISS. Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

41930, 1998-067KS

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

TOHO/NAKA (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

Nakashimada Eng

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-11-20 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIB

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Sail, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)