ChubuSat
Program · Japan
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A project of Nagoya and Daido universities. (The name Kinschachi refers to the golden sea-monster statues on Nagoya castle). It carries d 10m resolution, 14 km swath imager, a 130 m resolution, 7-13 micron infrared camera reported to be for atmosphere temperature profiles and space debris monitoring, and an amateur radio relay payload. Sun synchronous orbit; 1055 GMT local time of the descending node. Technology satellite for Nagoya University, Daido University, Japan. Launched 2016.
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Subtopics
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- Family
- Surveillance
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- Dnepr
- Launch Sites
- Dombarovskiy
Chronology
2 events
2014 November 6
07:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Complex: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: Yasniy. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- Kinshachi-1 - .
Payload: CHUBUSAT 1. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Japan.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: ChubuSat.
USAF Sat Cat: 40300 . COSPAR: 2014-070C. Apogee: 524 km (325 mi). Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Inclination: 97.44 deg. Period: 94.82 min.
Also known as also known as ChubuSat-1, a project of Nagoya and Daido universities. (The name Kinschachi refers to the golden sea-monster statues on Nagoya castle). It carries d 10m resolution, 14 km swath imager, a 130 m resolution, 7-13 micron infrared camera reported to be for atmosphere temperature profiles and space debris monitoring, and an amateur radio relay payload. Sun synchronous orbit; 1055 GMT local time of the descending node.
2016 February 17
08:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- Kinshachi-2 - . Nation: Japan. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: ChubuSat. USAF Sat Cat: 41338 . COSPAR: 2016-012B. Apogee: 579 km (359 mi). Perigee: 559 km (347 mi). Inclination: 31.00 deg.