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KOSEN 1 [JAXA]
KOSEN 1 is a 2U CubeSat satellite built by the Kochi National College of Technology intended to be used for radio observation of Jupiter thanks to a CubeSat specially designed and equipped to be very precise in its orientation, equipped with two ultra-thin reaction wheels, as well as a new software system. It will deploy a 7 m long antenna to study Jupiter.
It was launched on 9 November 2021 on an Epsilon (2) CLPS rocket.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Kochi National College of Technology |
| Contractors: | Kochi National College of Technology |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 3 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSEN 1 | 2021-102H | 09.11.2021 | Ka LP-M | Epsilon (2) CLPS | with RAISE 2, Hibari, Z-Sat, DRUMS, TeikyoSat 4, ASTERISC, NanoDragon, ARICA |
Launch Sites:
- Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
