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