AUTcube-2

Launched together with: GOSAT 2 - KhalifaSat - Diwata 2B - Ten-Koh - STARS-Ao

Prime manufacturer	Aichi University of Technology
Platform	1U cubesat
Operator	AUT
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

AUTCube-2 is a 1U cubesat from the Aichi University of Technology. It has a bright LED which is intended to make the satellite visible to ground observers. This has the potential to annoy astronomers, since the orbit is roughly a noon-midnight SSO and thus will be seen on the ground during the middle of the night local time. However, it remains to be seen how bright the satellite will actually be.

Ref.: #7(JR756) - update: 07.11.18