Spacecraft | MicroOrbiter |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Reentry 2024-08-20. Was operational? (Object identified by PA0DLO on 2024-04-18) |
Launched | 2024-03-21 |
NORAD ID | 59483 |
Deployer | J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Falcon 9 (CRS-30) |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2024-04-11 |
Organization | MicroOrbiter |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation | Japan |
Launch brokerer | Mitsui |
Oneliner | |
Description |
MicroOrbiter plans, develops and conducts demonstration experiments of an LPWA IoT nanosatellite relay system that enables stable relay of low-power signals from various fixed or mobile sensors distributed over a wide area by nanosatellites in low orbit, and aims to build a nanosatellite constellation LPWA IoT data communication system in Japan and overseas. This system makes it possible to manage assets in remote locations or mobile |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2024-12-31