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INDEX [ISAS]
INDEX (Innovative Technology Demonstration Experiment) is a Japanese microsatellite of JAXA/ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronomical Science).
The objective is to use INDEX as
- a demonstration satellite of advanced engineering technologies, and
- to support of a small-scale astronomical science mission (fine structural observation of the aurora).
After successfully reaching orbit, INDEX has been renamed Reimei.
| Nation: | Japan |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | ISAS |
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| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | 70 kg |
| Orbit: | 602 km × 648 km, 97.83 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| INDEX (Reimei) | 2005-031B | 23.08.2005 | Ba LC-109/95 | Dnepr | with OICETS, "Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule" |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
References:
- JAXA / ISAS: Reimei / Index
