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NinjaSat
NinjaSat [RIKEN]
NinjaSat is a 6U Cubesat observatory developed by RIKEN, Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, and Kongsberg NanoAvionics for long-term monitoring of bright X-ray sources, such as binary systems between normal stars and black holes or neutron stars.
Its purpose is to demonstrate that even a small satellite can conduct outstanding scientific observations; unlike large spacecraft, small satellites can be created rapidly and affordably. NinjaSat uses gas X-ray detectors to fill the entire space allotted for science payloads, achieving the best X-ray sensitivity in the world for CubeSat missions.
| Nation: | Japan |
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| Type / Application: | Astronomy, X-ray |
| Operator: | RIKEN |
| Contractors: | RIKEN (payload), Kongsberg NanoAvionics (bus) |
| Equipment: | 1 × 60 W HET, 1 × 30 W HET, 2 × 10 W HEM-Jets, 5 cold gas thrusters |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| NinjaSat | 2023-174CP | 11.11.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, PiCo-IoT 1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We’ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1, ..., 4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2 |
