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ARICA [JAXA]
ARICA (AGU Remote Innovative CubeSat Alert system)is a test satellite by the Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) for communication with commercial satellites such as Iridium or Globalstar, which will then establish a link between these satellites and the ground.
The 1U CubeSat is also equipped with a gamma-ray detector.
It was launched on 9 November 2021 on an Epsilon (2) CLPS rocket.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Contractors: | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARICA | 2021-102J | 09.11.2021 | Ka LP-M | Epsilon (2) CLPS | with RAISE 2, Hibari, Z-Sat, DRUMS, TeikyoSat 4, ASTERISC, NanoDragon, KOSEN 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
