Waseda-SAT2 [Waseda Univ.]
The Waseda-SAT2 is a nanosatellite built by students of the Waseda University for Earth observation and technology demonstration.
The 1U CubeSat features a camera for Earth observation. It was to test the use of extendible paddles to provide attitude control.
The satellite was one of a number of secondary payloads on the H-2A-202 rocket, which launched the Planet C Venus orbiter. Contact with the satellite was not established after launch.
Nation: | Japan |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Waseda University |
Contractors: | Waseda University |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | ? |
Mass: | 1.2 kg |
Orbit: | 290 km × 302 km, 29.98° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Waseda-SAT 2 | 2010-020B | 20.05.2010 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with Planet C, IKAROS, DCAM 1, DCAM 2, UNITEC 1, Negai✰, KSAT |