KSAT-2
| Names | Hayato-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration Atmospheric research |
| Operator | Kagoshima University |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-009G |
| SATCAT no. | 39578 |
| Website | leo |
| Mission duration | 80 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CubeSat |
| Bus | 1U CubeSat |
| 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 fixed solar panels, solar cells and batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 February 2014, 18:37 UTC[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 as Hayato-2 was a Japanese satellite constructed by Kagoshima University as a reflight of its KSAT mission. It has a size of 10 x 10 x 10 cm (without extendible antenna boom) and is built around a standard 1U CubeSat satellite 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. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.