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WINDS (Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite, also known as Kizuna) was a Japanese communication satellite. Launch was originally scheduled for 2007.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
WINDS (Kizuna)
Spaceflight.image
H-IIA F14 launching KIZUNA.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Launch of WINDS (Kizuna) on H-IIA Flight 14.
Spaceflight.mission_type
Communication
Spaceflight.operator
JAXA/NICT
Spaceflight.website
JAXA
Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
2008-007A
Spaceflight.SATCAT
32500
Spaceflight.mission_duration
5 years (design) Final:
Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
NX-G
Spaceflight.manufacturer
NEC
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
H-IIA
Spaceflight.launch_site
Tanegashima Y1
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Mitsubishi
Spaceflight.disposal_type
Decommissioned
Spaceflight.deactivated
 UTC
Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
00:00:00 UTC 2016-08-31

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Wikidata facts

Significant event
rocket launch
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space launch vehicle
H-IIA
UTC date of spacecraft launch
2008-02-23
type of orbit
geostationary orbit
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Article · Português

O Kizuna, também conhecido por WINDS, é um satélite de comunicação experimental geoestacionário japonês dedicado ao fornecimento de Internet de alta velocidade. Foi projetado pela JAXA e Agência do Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia de Informação e Comunicação Japonês, sendo operado pela JAXA. O satélite tinha uma expectativa de vida útil de 5 anos.

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