CUTE-1.7
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| Organization | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
|---|---|
| Mission Type | Technology development |
| Satellite of | Earth |
| Launch | February 21, 2006 on a M-5 rocket |
| Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center |
| Mission duration | 0.2 years |
| Launch Mass | 3 kg |
| Webpage | lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html |
| Orbital elements | |
| Apogee | 712 km |
| Perigee | 299 km |
| Eccentricity | |
| Inclination | 98.19 degrees |
| Orbital Period | 94.72 minutes |
| Right ascension of the ascending node | |
| Argument of perigee | |
| Instruments | |
| APD | An avalanche photodiode for monitoring charged particles flux in low-Earth orbit [1] |
CUTE-1.7 + APD (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering satellite 1.7) or CO-56 (Cubesat-Oscar-56) is an amateur radio nanosatellite in the form of a double CubeSat. The satellite uses commercial off-the-shelf components extensively, in particular, using the Hitachi NPD-20JWL PDA as a control computer, and using a USB hub for sensor communications. At the end of its mission, the satellite will deploy an electrodynamic tether to help it deorbit.
On March 16, 2006, the communication system malfunctioned so that it is transmitting unmodulated carrier wave and unable to communicate.[1]
The follow-on project, CUTE-1.7 + APD II, has a similar architecture. It launched on 28th April, 2008 along with nine other satellites aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Summary article
- Telemetry (in Czech)
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