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 | 4 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 (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.
The follow-on project, CUTE-1.7 + APD II, has a similar architecture. It is scheduled to launch on June 30, 2007 along with five other CubeSats aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Summary article
- Telemetry (in Czech)
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