S-CUBE [PERC]
S-CUBE or S3 (Shootingstar Sensing Satellite) is Japanese 3U Cubesat project for observation of meteors from low earth orbit.
S-CUBE is a partnership between Planetary Exploration Research Center of Chiba Institute of Technology (PERC/Chitech) in Narashino and Tohoku University in Sendai.
The 3U satellite bus is developed on the base of the Raiko cubesat. It features 3-axis magnetic torquers and gravity-gradient stabilization by an extendible boom.
The scientific instruments consist of a CCD camera inherited from SpriteSat and a Photomultiplier tube (PMT) for detection at ultraviolet wavelengths.
The S-CUBE mission has following goals:
The satellite was delivered to the ISS by the HTV 5 cargo craft. It was deployed on 17 September 2015.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | PERC/Chitech, Tohoku University |
Contractors: | PERC/Chitech, Tohoku University |
Equipment: | CCD camera, PMT |
Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 4 kg |
Orbit: | 397 km × 408 km, 51.64° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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S-CUBE | 1998-067GY | 19.08.2015 | Ta YLP-2 | H-2B-304 | with HTV 5, CALET, Flock-2b 1, ..., 14, SERPENS, GOMX 3, AAUSAT 5 |