Payload (satellite)
KOSEN-1
KOSEN-1 is a satellite launched 2021-11-09 by Japan.
About
KOSEN-1 is a technology demonstration satellite that will test the deployment of an antenna for observing radio waves emitted from the planet Jupiter. It is a 2U CubeSat, and carries a 7 m (23 ft) antenna. The CubeSat was jointly developed by the National Institute of Technologies in Japan. National Institute of Technologies is known as 'kosen' in Japanese. KOSEN-1 was launched on 9 November 2021 by an Epsilon launch vehicle, as part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID49402
International designator2021-102H
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerJapan
Launch date2021-11-09
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, USA
Orbital period94.2 min
Inclination97.3°
Apogee491 km
Perigee470 km