27598 - FEDSAT

FEDSAT is an Australian (50 kg) microsatellite that was launched by a H-2 rocket from Tanegashima Space Flight Center at 01:31 UT on 2002 December 14. It carries communications, navigation, and computing systems and a sensitive magnetometer (named NewMag). It is also reported to carry a compact disk carrying voice recordings of 300 Australians as a time capsule enduring its estimated 100-year orbital life-span. It experienced some tumbling that requires corrective efforts. Initial orbital parameters were period 100.9 min, apogee 806 km, perigee 793 km, and inclination 98.7 deg.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-12-14
Launch Vehicle: H-2
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan