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UNIFORM 1 [Wakayama University]
UNIFORM 1 (University International Formation Mission) is part of a project with the goal of developing a wildfire monitoring system with micro satellite constellation to achieve high-time resolution.
UNIFORM-1 is based on a 50 × 50 × 50 cm satellite structure with two deployable solar arrays.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Wakayama University |
| Contractors: | Wakayama University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | Hydrogen peroxide thrusters |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 50 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIFORM 1 | 2014-029B | 24.05.2014 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with ALOS 2, SPROUT, Rising 2, SOCRATES |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- Hiroaki Akiyama: The UNIFORM project
