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Japanese demonstration satellite

KOSEN-1

Mission type Technology demonstration
Operator Colleges of technology in Japan
COSPAR ID 2021-102H Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no. 49402Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type 2U CubeSat
Bus CubeSat
Manufacturer National College of Technology, Kochi College
Launch mass 2.6 kg (5.7 lb)
Dimensions 10 × 10 × 20 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 7.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date 9 November 2021, 00:55 UTC
Rocket Epsilon (No. 5)
Launch site Uchinoura Space Center
Contractor JAXA
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude 560 km (350 mi)
Apogee altitude 560 km (350 mi)
Inclination 97.6°
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]

  1. ^ a b "初の国立高専開発衛星で超高精度姿勢制御・超小型LinuxマイコンボードによるOBC・木星電波アンテナ展開技術の実証を行う" (in Japanese). JAXA. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ イプシロンロケット5号機による革新的衛星技術実証2号機の打上げ結果について [Launch result of Epsilon rocket No. 5 carrying Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2] (in Japanese). JAXA. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ Otsuka, Minoru (24 August 2021). "9機の革新衛星は宇宙で何を実証する? イプシロン5号機で10月に打ち上げへ". Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 September 2021.