Satellite description

DRUMS TARGET-1, 55685 was a payload satellite owned by Kawasaki (JP) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Nov 2021 UTC via an EPSILON launch vehicle from the Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT). 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

55685, 2021-102M

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

6 months ago

Origin

KAWA (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

Kawasaki

Mission

Decayed Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

DRUMS TARGET, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-11-09 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

EPSILON

Launch site

Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.027 m², Small (<0.1 m²)