Astronomy:Stars-AO
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Short description: Japanese scientific micro satellite
| Mission type | Optical |
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| Operator | Shizuoka University |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-084 |
| Website | https://stars-ao.info/ |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Shizuoka University |
| Payload mass | 1 kg (2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10cm x 10cm x 10cm |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 29, 2018 04:08:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | H-IIA-202 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
| Contractor | MHI |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 591.7 kilometres (367.7 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 606.4 kilometres (376.8 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 97.8 degrees[1] |
| Period | 96.5 minutes[1] |
| Main camera | |
| Wavelengths | visible |
Stars-AO [2] also known as Aoi is an experimental cubesat with a small camera packaged. It uses amateur radio frequencies to communicate with the ground.
Overview
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "STARS-AO Satellite details". N2YO.com. 9 January 2019. https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=43679.
- ↑ "Stars-AO". https://stars-ao.info/.
External links
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