Official name Z-SAT
Alternative name Z-SAT
Cospar ID 2021-102E
Norad ID 49399
Launch date 2021-11-09
Launch site KSCUT
Launch vehicle Epsilon (2) CLPS
Country/Organization Japan
Type application Technology
Operator Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95.1
Inclination (deg) 97.38
Perigee (km) 510
Apogee (km) 536
Eccentricity 0.0248565965583174
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.1419558359621
Semi-Major axis (km) 6901.135
Raan (deg) 187.912
Arg of perigee (deg) 150.4451
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 46
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.5
Depth (m) 0.5
Span (m^2) 0.51
Contractors Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Propulsion ?
Power Solar cells, batteries

Z-Sat is a satellite by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to demonstrate a technology that will enable a more accurate observation of heat sources by superimposing images taken at several different wavelengths, using a near-infrared and far-infrared camera, in order to develop an orbital constellation for monitoring terrestrial infrastructures.

It was launched on 9 November 2021 on an Epsilon (2) CLPS rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Z-SAT 2021-102E 2021-11-09 KSCUT Epsilon (2) CLPS with RAISE 2, Hibari, DRUMS, TeikyoSat 4, ASTERISC, NanoDragon, KOSEN 1, ARICA