Raiko

Raiko

Raiko is a 2U-Cubesat built by the japanese Wakayama and Tohoku Universities.

The mission of Raiko is:

• Shooting images of the Earth through a fish-eye lens camera
• Measuring relative movement when deployed from the ISS through photo shooting
• Experiment of a star sensor
• Orbit descending experiment using membrane deployment
• Development of a small movable ground station and receiving signals via international cooperation
• Orbit determination experiment by Doppler frequency measurement of Ku-band beacon radio wave
• High speed data communication experiment by Ku-band communication equipment

Raiko was launched on board of HTV 3 to the International Space Station, from where it was deployed on October 4th 2012.