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Aichi University of Technology's AUTcube 2 (Aichi University of Technology CubeSat), nicknamed Gamacube, is an 1U CubeSat for astronomical observations.
The AUTcube 2 mission has four objectives:
- To establish QRP satellite communication technologies with a transmitter of 1-mW or less output power and JWJT protocol.
- To make a research of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) at command uplink frequency with an onboard narrowband spectrum analyzer.
- To establish optical communication technologies with onboard high power LEDs.
- To obtain space VR (Virtual Reality) contents with an onboard all-around camera system consisting of two cameras with fish-eye lenses.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Aichi University of Technology |
| Contractors: | Aichi University of Technology |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1.6 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTcube 2 (Gamacube) | 2018-084K | 29.10.2018 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with GOSAT 2, KhalifaSat, Diwata 2B, Ten-Koh, STARS-AO |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
