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Kizuna

Also known as WINDS

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
32500 / 2008-007A
Operator
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Orbit & position

Orbit
GEO
Position
7° W (28.7° E)
Altitude
—
Velocity
—
Period
—
Eccentricity
—

Hardware

Manufacturer
JAXA/NICT
Model
WINDS
Mass
4850 kg
Dry mass
2450 kg

Launch

Launch date
23 Feb 2008
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center
Launch vehicle
H-IIA
Design life
5 yr

Comment

Ka-band transponders enabling super high-speed data communications of up to 1.2 Gbps to bring broadband Internet services into underserved households and businesses, the Wideband Internetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite will reach both local markets in Japan and international centers across the Asia-Pacific region. The satellite failed on 9 February 2019 and started to drift. It could not be removed from geostationary orbit to a graveyard orbit.