OPUSAT

OPUSAT
Mission typeTechnology
OperatorOsaka Prefecture University
COSPAR ID2014-009D Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39575
Websitewww.sssrc.aero.osakafu-u.ac.jp/E_SSSRC_HP/projects/OPUSAT/home.html
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerOsaka Prefecture University
Launch mass1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 February 2014, 18:37 (2014-02-27UTC18:37Z) UTC[1]
RocketH-IIA 202
Launch siteTanegashima Yoshinobu 1
ContractorMitsubishi
End of mission
Decay date24 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude383 kilometres (238 mi)
Apogee altitude389 kilometres (242 mi)
Inclination65 degrees
Period92.27 minutes
Epoch28 February 2014[2]

The Osaka Prefecture University Satellite, or OPUSAT was a technology demonstration cubesat built and operated by Japan's Osaka Prefecture University. It had a size of 100x100x100mm (without antennas and solar paddles) and build around a standard 1U cubesat bus. The primary satellite purpose was the space testing of the power system based on a Lithium-ion capacitor. The tests were largely successful,[3] and it finished operation by reentry to Earth atmosphere on 24 July 2014. The OPUSAT was a development successor to “Maido Ichigo” satellite by East Osaka Craftmen Astro-Technology SOHLA in Osaka.

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References

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  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "OPUSAT achieved minimum mission success". SSSRC (in Japanese). May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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