Rising 2 (Raijin-2)

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 197

Launch data:

Spacecraft data: Prime manufacturer  Tohoku University Platform   Operator  Tohoku University Mass at launch  50 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array  none, solar cells Stabilization   Propulsion   DC power   Design lifetime

The secondary payloads integrated on the adapter ring of the second stage (image credit: JAXA)

Description:

• RISING 2 is a cooperative microsatellite project of Tohoku University (Sendai) and Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. The primary objective of the mission is Earth observation with a resolution of ~ 5 m. In particular, high-resolution cumulonimbus scenes will be observed using the LCTF (Liquid Tunable Multispectral Filter) technique. The secondary objective is the observation of sprite phenomena in the upper atmosphere. Sprites are so-called TLEs (Transient Luminous Events), which are rather frequent natural phenomena induced by lightning discharges.
• The Rising 2 project reflew the mission of SpriteSat 1 (2009-002C),with failed after only 12 days, on a slightly modified spacecraft

Mission details:

• RISING-2 (or Raijin-2?), a Tohoku University mission for studies of lightning with visible and mid-IR imagers and a VLF receiver, was launched on May 24, 2014

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