| Satellite | S-CUBE (S3, Shootingstar Sensing Satellite) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2016-11-23. No signal? (Unable to find successful reports, which in this case seems bad news) |
| Launched | 2015-08-19 |
| NORAD ID | 40898 |
| Deployer | J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | H-IIB (H2B) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2015-09-17 |
| Entity name | Chiba Institute of Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Japan |
| Launch brokerer | JAXA |
| Partners | Tohoku University |
| Oneliner |
Take an image of meteor by a camera to estimate the meteoroid size from brightness. |
| Description |
Detect UV emission from a meteor by PMT, which is used as a trigger of a camera (minimum success). Take an image of meteor by a camera to estimate the meteoroid size from brightness (minimum success). Obtain the flux (i. e., size distribution) of meteors (full success). Estimate the compositions of meteors quantitatively from emission from species, such as sulfur (optional). The scientific instruments consist of a CCD camera inherited from SpriteSat and a Photomultiplier tube (PMT) for detection at ultraviolet wavelengths. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
