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CURTIS [Kyutech]
CURTIS is a technological demonstration CubeSat (3U) built by Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech).
The CURTIS mission has following objectives:
- Thermal conductivity experiments of surface-coated graphite materials
- Earth imagery using an in-vehicle camera module
- Demonstration of a highly integrated OBC-EPS-UHF transceiver made by Panasonic
It was launched in March 2024 onboard of Dragon CRS-30 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 11 April 2024 from the Kibo airlock.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) |
| Contractors: | Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) |
| Equipment: | Cameras |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | ~ 6 months |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURTIS | 1998-067WF | 21.03.2024 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-30, Burstcube, HyTI, SNoOPI, Big Red Sat 1, MicroOrbiter 1, Kashiwa, Killick 1, QMSat, VIOLET |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- Jose Rodrigo Cordova-Alarcon, Eyoas Ergetu Areda, Hari Ram Shrestha, Victor Hugo Schultz, Necmi Cihan Orger, Hirokazu Masui, Mengu Cho, Nobuyuki Koyama, Izumi Tomohiro, Masato Mori: In-orbit demonstration of technology for thermal management and highly integrated electronics on a 3U CubeSat: CURTIS Satellite
