KOSEN 1 [JAXA]
KOSEN 1 is a 2U CubeSat satellite built by the Kochi National College of Technology intended to be used for radio observation of Jupiter thanks to a CubeSat specially designed and equipped to be very precise in its orientation, equipped with two ultra-thin reaction wheels, as well as a new software system. It will deploy a 7 m long antenna to study Jupiter.
It was launched on 9 November 2021 on an Epsilon (2) CLPS rocket.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Kochi National College of Technology |
Contractors: | Kochi National College of Technology |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 3 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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KOSEN 1 | 2021-102H | 09.11.2021 | Ka LP-M | Epsilon (2) CLPS | with RAISE 2, Hibari, Z-Sat, DRUMS, TeikyoSat 4, ASTERISC, NanoDragon, ARICA |