HORYU-2


Horyu-2 (Kyusyu Institute of Technology) was going to be launched on 19 Feb 2012
by JAXA H-IIA rocket from Tanegasima Space Center in Japan.

Launching of Horyu-2 was postponed 17 May 2012, 16:39 UTC with GCOM-W1(Shizuku).
'Shizuku' means that the water drips in Japanese.



  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka Japan
  Size: 350x315x310 mm
  Mass: 7.1 kg
  Freq: 437.375MHz FM
  Rate: 1200bps
  Modu: FSK, CW
  Callsign: JG6YBW
  Commuication Speed: FM 1200bps, CW 20wpm
  Mission:
   300V photovoltaic power generation in LEO
   Demonstration of solar array discharge suppression technologies at 300V
   Demonstration of electron emission film (ELF)
   Demonstration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf surface potential monitor
   Demonstration of debris sensor Taking photograph of the Earth and distribution of the image for outreach




http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php


Horyu-2 HP
http://kitsat.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/index_e_new.html

Horyu-2 data decoder petition
http://kitsat.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/ground_station_1.html

Horyu-2 examination of the completion, by JA6PL
http://ja6pl.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2012/01/118-afbc.html

Student High-Voltage Satellite Horyu-2
http://www.uk.amsat.org/4279

JAXA Special Site
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f21/index_e.html

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Site
http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/f21/index.html

JAXA GCOM-W1(Shizuku)
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gcom_w/index_e.html

HORYU-2 separation on H-IIA 21
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/horyu2su.htm

MixW setup on Windows 7
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mix3win7.htm

References
http://aerospacebiz.jaxa.jp/jp/topics/data/110310_2.pdf
http://www.nano-sat.org/kyushu/files/2011kyushu/2011_kyushu_S1-3.1.pdf
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/uchuu/haifu/h18/gcom_w/06062321/001.pdf


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