Japanese SmallSats launch
Liftoff: 03:54(UTC) on Jan.21, 2009 (postponed Jan.23)
Vehicle: H-IIA F15
Launch: Tanegashima Space Center in Japan
Payloads: GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) IBUKI
Piggyback Payloads:
Satellite Downlink Beacon Mode Callsign
--------- ----------- ----------- ------------ -------------
KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) 437.375 437.375 FSK9k6,CW
STARS (Kagawa Univ.) 437.485/465 437.305/275 FM,CW JR5YBN/JR5YBO
KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) 437.445 437.385 AFSK,CW JQ1YYY
PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) 437.425 437.250 AFSK,GMSK,CW JQ1YCX
SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) 437.505 437.505 AFSK,CW JL3YUS
SPRITE (Tohoku Univ.) Scientific observation satellite
SDS-1 (JAXA) Small demonstration satellite
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sub_payload_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/ibuki_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/h2a_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html
Cf.
W0RPK web:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm
Launch sequence:
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sequence_e.html
AMSAT-News:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/48hour/msg68892.html
(C) http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-011.01
Launch Alert for Seven Small Satellites on January 21
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 011.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 11, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-011.01
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL sent a Cubesat launch alert for seven amateur
radio satellites planned as secondary payloads when Japan launches
its GOSAT IBUKI satellite on January 21, 2009 at 03.54 UTC.
GOSAT - Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite is an environmental
monitoring satellite which will be launched from Japan's Tanegashima
Space Center aboard the H-IIA F15 booster.
Information about the primary mission can be found on-line at:
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/ibuki_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html
Information about the launch vehicle can be found on-line at:
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/h2a_e.html
The small satellite palyload will consist of:
Satellite Downlink Beacon Mode Callsign
--------- ----------- ----------- -------- --------------
KAGAYAKI 437.375 437.375 FSK9k6/CW
STARS 437.485/465 437.305/275 FM/CW JR5YBN/JR5YBO
KKS-1 437.445 437.385 AFSK/CW JQ1YYY
PRISM 437.425 437.250 AFSK/GMSK/CW JQ1YCX
SOHLA-1 437.505 437.505 AFSK/CW
SPRITE Scientific observation satellite
SDS-1 Small demonstration satellite
(Ed. note - this table and all links can also be found on the
main AMSAT web page http://www.amsat.org/ - see the bottom story.)
Masa, JN1GKZ reported that the small satellites are technically not
CubeSats since they are larger in size and each platform is a unique
design. He provided the following links to provide more information
about each satellite.
Kagayaki 31x31x35cm, 28kg
http://www.sorun.co.jp/kagayaki/top.html (sorry, Japanese only)
STARS - Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite
KU (Mother Satellite) 16x16x25cm
KAI (Daughter Satellite) 16x16x15cm
http://stars1.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
KKS-1 Kouku-Kousen-Satellite-1 15x15x15cm, 3kg
http://www.kouku-k.ac.jp/~kks-1/ (sorry, Japanese only)
PRISM Pico-satellite for Remote-sensing and Innovative Space Missions
20x20x40cm, 8kg
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prism/main-e.html
SOHLA-1
http://www.sohla.com/docs/index.php
They will be launched into a sun synchronous orbit to an altitude of
660km with an inclination of 98.1 degrees. The orbital period is
estimated to be 98 minutes.
[ANS thanks Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL and Masa, JN1GKZ for the
above information]
(C) http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sequence_e.html
PRISM CW format
[Japanese Version]
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/satinfo.html
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/application.html
[English Version]
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/en/satinfo.html
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/en/application.html
STARS CW format (Japanese)
http://stars1.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/gsweb/index.cgi?p=Top;f=CW_format.pdf
KKS-1 CW,AFSK format (Japanese)
http://www.kouku-k.ac.jp/~kks-1/kks-info.htm
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