| Spacecraft | STARS-Me |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Organization | Shizuoka University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Country | Japan |
| Launch brokerer | JAXA |
| Oneliner |
Connected by tether to research technologies for space elevator. |
| Description |
Two 1U CubeSats having basic functions independently, and each satellite communicates with the ground station independently. The two CubeSats are connected by a tether. A climber will traverse on the deployed tether. The climber uses Bluetooth to transmit the data to a ground station via a CubeSat of STARS-Me. It will be the first time in the world that a climber traverse on a tether, and we are planning to gather the image data of the climber. Outreach activities for middle and high school students to experience communication with STARS-Me through amateur radio. We will provide an opportunity of space communications for amateur radio operators all over the world by publishing receiving frequency. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Tether |
Related Spacecraft
| Spacecraft | Status | Launcher | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARS-Me A Mother (Tenryu, Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) | Reentry 2021-06-26. Was operational until 2019-04-XX? (Last DK3WN and JA0CAW reports with telemetry end in October 2018. Last SatNOGS report 2019-04-19. Checked on 2019-05-26) | H-IIB (H2B) | 2018-09-22 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
| STARS-Me A Mother (Tenryu, Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) copy | Reentry 2021-06-26. Was operational until 2019-04-XX? (Last DK3WN and JA0CAW reports with telemetry end in October 2018. Last SatNOGS report 2019-04-19. Checked on 2019-05-26) | H-IIB (H2B) | 2018-09-22 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
