Engineering:KOSEN-1

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Short description: Japanese demonstration satellite
KOSEN-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorColleges of technology in Japan
COSPAR ID2021-102H
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2U CubeSat
BusCubeSat
ManufacturerNational College of Technology, Kochi College
Launch mass2.6 kg (5.7 lb)
Dimensions10 × 10 × 20 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 7.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date9 November 2021, 00:55 UTC
RocketEpsilon (No. 5)
Launch siteUchinoura Space Center
ContractorJAXA
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit (planned)
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude560 km (350 mi)
Apogee altitude560 km (350 mi)
Inclination97.6°
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2
 

KOSEN-1 is a technology demonstration satellite that will test the deployment of an antenna for observing radio waves emitted from the planet Jupiter.[1] It is a 2U CubeSat, and carries a 7 m (23 ft) antenna. The CubeSat was jointly developed by the National Institute of Technologies in Japan.[1] National Institute of Technologies is known as 'kosen' in Japanese. KOSEN-1 was launched on 9 November 2021 by an Epsilon launch vehicle, as part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission.[2][3]

See also

  • List of CubeSats

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