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IHI-Sat [IHI Corporation]
IHI-Sat is a technological CubeSat (3U) developed jointly by IHI Corporation and the Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL) of Tohoku University. The purpose of IHI-SAT is to demonstrate an AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiving system that collects ship identification information at sea and transfers it to ground stations to keep track of the congestion situation at sea.
IHI-SAT was released into space by the microsatellite release mechanism from the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" on the ISS and was to operate for about one year.
| Nation: | Japan, Paraguay |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | IHI Corporation, Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL) of Tohoku University |
| Contractors: | IHI Corporation, Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL) of Tohoku University |
| Equipment: | Cameras |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 4 kg |
| Orbit: | 412 km 417 km, 51.64 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHI-Sat | 1998-067TJ | 19.02.2022 | WI LC-0A | Antares-230+ | with Cygnus CRS-17, KITSUNE, NACHOS 1 |
Launch Sites:
- WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
References:
- Space BD: 船舶位置情報受信システム実証衛星「IHI-SAT」がISSへの打上げに成功 ～海上物流の効率化や海洋監視のニーズに対応し宇宙利用事業の推進を加速～, 28 February 2022
