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ITF 2 [JAXA]
ITF 2 (Imagine The Future 2) is a 1U Cubesat built by students of the University of Tsukuba.
The satellites mission is to support radio amateur networking, to test a micro engineered 1/20 wavelength small antenna and to prove the stable operation of FRAM based microcontroller and other microcontroller in space environment.
The satellite was launched on board of HTV 6 on an H-2B-304 rocket to be delivered to the ISS, from where it was deployed on 16 January 2017.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | University of Tsukuba |
| Contractors: | University of Tsukuba |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 397 km × 408 km, 51.64 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITF 2 (Yui 2, TO 89, Tsukuba-OSCAR 89) | 1998-067KU | 09.12.2016 | Ta YLP-2 | H-2B-304 | with HTV 6, EDT, Lemur-2 18, ..., 21, TechEdSat 5, EGG, TuPOD, AOBA-VELOX 3, STARS C, FREEDOM, Waseda-SAT 3, OSNSAT, Tancredo 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- IARU: ITF-2
Further ITF missions:
