| Satellite name | KSat (Hayato, Kagoshima Satellite, K-Sat) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2010-07-14. Was operational until 2010-06-07, 18 days. (Official results paper, Skyrocket writes nothing heard, but seems wrong) |
| Launched | 2010-05-20 |
| NORAD ID | 36573 |
| Deployer | J-POD (JAXA Picosatellite Deployer) |
| Launcher | H-IIA (H2A) |
| Entity name | Kagoshima University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Japan |
| Launch brokerer | JAXA |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate atmospheric water vapour measurements and Ku-band transmitter. |
| Description |
Research that aims to predict the torrential rain and tornadoes. On-orbit demonstration of original observation method of atmospheric water vapor using satellite. Take Earth live images from space and download single shot in a few seconds using the Ku-band high-speed communication function. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | Ku-band |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
