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ChubuSat 2 [Nagoya University]
ChubuSat 3 or Kinshachi 3 is micro-satellite built by Nagoya University and Daido University to collect AIS signals from ships in sea by AIS-receiver, to take pictures of particular site on Earth and space debris by the Infrared camera and relay messages in amateur service.
ChubuSat 3 was launched piggy-back with ASTRO H and two other small satellites on a H-2A-202 rocket from Tanegashima in early 2016.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, traffic monitoring |
| Operator: | Nagoya University, Daido University |
| Contractors: | Nagoya University, Daido University |
| Equipment: | AIS-receiver |
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| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ~50 kg |
| Orbit: | 558 km × 579 km, 31.01 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChubuSat 3 (Kinshachi 3) | 2016-012C | 17.02.2016 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with ASTRO H, Horyu 4, ChubuSat 2 |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- Nagoya University: About ChubuSat-3 Satellite
Further ChubuSat (Kinshachi) missions:
