Aoba-VELOX 4

Singapore, Japan

Int. spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 262

Launch data:

Designation 43940 / 19003J
Launch date 18 Jan 2019 - 00:50 UT
Launch site Uchinoura, LP-M
Launch vehicle  Epsilon CLPS
Mission 
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 486 x 518 km
Eccentricity 
Inclination 97.3°
Period 94.5 min

Launched together with: RAPIS 1 - RiseSat - MicroDragon - OrigamiSat-1 - Nexus - ALE-1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech)
Platform CubeSat 2U
Operator Nanyang Tech U. (Singapore) and Kyushu Tech.
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass 2 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array Solar cells
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Download 437.225
Mode 9600bps GMSK
Status Inactive
Design lifetime  1 yr

Description:

  • The AOBE-VELOX-4 mission is a joint Singaporean and Japanese nanosatellite mission by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore and the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) to develop and orbit a 2U CubeSat in low Earth′s orbit (LEO) for technology demonstration and to observe and image the Lunar Horizon Glow.

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