RAIKO (satellite)
Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | Tohoku University Wakayama University |
COSPAR ID | 1998-067CN |
SATCAT no. | 38852 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
Launch mass | 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 July 2012, 02:06[1] | UTC
Rocket | H-IIB |
Launch site | Tanegashima Y2 |
Deployed from | ISS |
Deployment date | 4 October 2012 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.65 degrees |
Raiko (Japanese: 雷鼓, literally thunder drum) is a Japanese satellite which was built and operated by Tohoku and Wakayama Universities. A two-unit CubeSat, Raiko was deployed from the International Space Station on October 4, 2012, having been launched in July.
Raiko was launched aboard the Kounotori 3 spacecraft,[2] atop an H-IIB carrier rocket flying from Pad 2 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Centre. The launch occurred at 02:06 UTC on 21 July 2012.[1] Four other CubeSats were launched with Raiko; We-Wish, Niwaka, TechEdSat and F-1. The five CubeSats was delivered to the International Space Station for deployment. CubeSats were deployed from Japanese Experiment Module Kibo via the J-SSOD system on October 4, 2012 .[3][4]
Named after a Japanese god of thunder,[5] Raiko is a 2-kilogram (4.4 lb) spacecraft, which will be used for technology demonstration. It carries a camera with a fish-eye lens for Earth imaging,[6] a prototype star tracker, a deployable membrane to slow the satellite, lowering its orbit, a photographic system to measure the satellite's movement relative to the International Space Station, and a Ku-band antenna for communications and Doppler ranging experiments.[7]
We-Wish, Raiko, FITSat 1, F-1, and TechEdSat travelled to orbit aboard HTV-3.[8]
References
- ^ a b Bergin, Chris (20 July 2012). "Japanese H-IIB launches HTV-3 to the International Space Station". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Harwood, William (20 July 2012). "Japan successfully launches its freighter to space station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "2011年6月15日 ISSからの小型衛星放出実証ミッションに採択されました". Institute for Education in Space. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ 大塚実 (25 January 2012). "JAXA、宇宙ステーションから超小型衛星を放出できる装置をプレス公開" (in Japanese). mynavi.jp. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "国際宇宙ステーション放出衛星「RAIKO」(雷鼓)". Tohoku University. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "The development of a microsatellite (RAIKO) is completed and delivered to JAXA". Tohoku University. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Raiko". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ We-Wish
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