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Hodoyoshi 3 [University of Tokyo]
Hodoyoshi 3 is an experimental earth-observing micro-satellite built by the University of Tokyo. It has a 40 m ground resolution.
The satellite is built on a 3-axis stabilized earth-pointing bus, which generates up to 100 W electrical power. It features an H2O2 propulsion system. The main payload is a medium resolution imaging system with a ground resolution of 40 m and 200 m.
Additionally it carries a store and forward communications payload and hosted experiments.
Also a promotional payload is on board, consisting of a 4-cm "Hello Kitty" figurine with a camera to take images of Kitty with the Earth visible in the background through a small window.
Hodoyoshi 3 was launched piggy-back with a large number of other small satellites, among them Hodoyoshi 4, on a Dnepr rocket from the Yasni (Dombarovsky) cosmodrome in mid 2014.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
| Operator: | University of Tokyo, NESTRA |
| Contractors: | University of Tokyo, NESTRA |
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| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 58 kg |
| Orbit: | 613 km × 664 km, 97.98� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodoyoshi 3 | 2014-033F | 19.06.2014 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B |
References:
- Rei Kawashima: International activities of UNISEC and Proposal of UNISEC-Global, October 22, 2013, UN/UAE Symposium, Dubai