UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2613 | SOCRATES (Space Optical Communications Research Advanced TEchnology Satellite) | SOCRATES | Japan | Japan | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (JPN) | Commercial | Technology Development | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 618 | 629 | 7.86E-04 | 97.87 | 97.17 | 48 | 100.00 | 2014/5/24 | Advanced Engineering Services Company, Ltd. | Japan | Tanegashima Space Center | H2A | 2014-029C | 39768 | Development of new satellite bus. | ZARYA | http://www.aes.co.jp/product/pdf/socrates_hp_e.pdf |
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