Exos B

Also called Jikiken which means "magnetosphere"

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General

Designation	11027 / 78087A
Launch date	16 Sep 1978
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Scientific: magnetophere study
Perigee/Apogee	246/21151 km
Inclination	31.4°
Period	370.2 min
Launch vehicle	Mu 3H
Launch site	Kagoshima
Mass at launch	92 kg

Initial orbit: probably 230 km x 30558 km x 31° x 525 min
103 m antenna

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End of life

Decay

23 Apr 2018

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External resources

http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/info/sat/jikiken-e3.html

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