| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | Osaka Prefecture University |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-009D |
| SATCAT no. | 39575 |
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Osaka Prefecture University |
| Launch mass | 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 February 2014, 18:37 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | H-IIA 202 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 24 July 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 383 kilometres (238 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 389 kilometres (242 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 92.27 minutes |
| Epoch | 28 February 2014[2] |
The Osaka Prefecture University Satellite, or OPUSAT was a technology demonstration cubesat built and operated by Japan's Osaka Prefecture University. It had a size of 100x100x100mm (without antennas and solar paddles) and build around a standard 1U cubesat bus. The primary satellite purpose was the space testing of the power system based on a Lithium-ion capacitor. The tests were largely successful,[3] and it finished operation by reentry to Earth atmosphere on 24 July 2014. The OPUSAT was a development successor to “Maido Ichigo” satellite by East Osaka Craftmen Astro-Technology SOHLA in Osaka.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "OPUSAT achieved minimum mission success". SSSRC (in Japanese). May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official Homepage
- OPUSAT Packet Decoder Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Gunters space OPUSAT page
- Description and block diagram of OPUSAT
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