KSAT-2
Appearance
Names | Hayato-2 |
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Mission type | Technology demonstration Atmospheric research |
Operator | Kagoshima University |
COSPAR ID | 2014-009G |
SATCATno. | 39578 |
Website | leo |
Mission duration | 80 days (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | CubeSat |
Bus | 1UCubeSat |
Manufacturer | Kagoshima University |
Launch mass | 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) |
Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
Power | 2 deployable fixedsolar panels,solar cellsandbatteries |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 27 February 2014, 18:37UTC[1] |
Rocket | H-IIA(202) |
Launch site | Tanegashima,Yoshinobu 1 |
Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 18 May 2014 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 382 km (237 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 389 km (242 mi) |
Inclination | 65.01° |
Period | 92.26 minutes |
KSAT-2,also known asHayato-2was a Japanesesatelliteconstructed byKagoshima Universityas a reflight of itsKSATmission. It has a size of 10 x 10 x 10 cm (without extendible antenna boom) and is built around a standard 1UCubeSatsatellite bus.The primary satellite payload is a radio-frequency water vapor detector for climatology research.
See also
[edit]- List of CubeSats
- KSAT page(KSAT launched 20 May 2010, contact lost 12 days after launch)
References
[edit]- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Report.Retrieved1 January2015.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved1 January2015.