KSAT-2
KSAT-2, also known as Hayato-2 was a Japanese satellite constructed by Kagoshima University as a reflight of its KSAT mission. It has a size of 100x100x100mm (without extendible antenna boom) and is built around a standard 1U cubesat bus. The primary satellite payload is a radio-frequency water vapor detector for climatology research.
| Mission type | Atmospheric research |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kagoshima University |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-009G |
| SATCAT no. | 39578 |
| Website | leo |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Kagoshima University |
| Launch mass | 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 February 2014, 18:37 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | H-IIA 202 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 18 May 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 382 kilometres (237 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 389 kilometres (242 mi) |
| Inclination | 65 degrees |
| Period | 92.26 minutes |
| Epoch | 28 February 2014[2] |
See also
- List of CubeSats
- KSAT page (KSAT launched May 20, 2010, contact lost 11 days after launch)
References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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