Objectives and Applications
INDEX is a Japanese microsatellite of JAXA/ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronomical Science). In JAXA tradition, the INDEX spacecraft was renamed to REIMEI after launch - meaning "dawn" in Japanese. The mission objective is to use INDEX as a) a demonstration satellite of advanced engineering technologies, and b) to support a small-scale astronomical science mission (fine structural observation of the aurora)
Full Name
Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
23 Aug 2005
Mission Links
EOL Date
Aug 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
98.16 deg
Orbit Altitude
631 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
12:50
Repeat Cycle
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