Kinshachi 3 (ChubuSat 3)

Japan

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 217

Launch data:

Designation	41339 / 16012C
Launch date	17 Feb 2016 - 08:45 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-202
Mission	Civil: Technology, Imaging
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	558 x 578 km
Eccentricity	1,51E-03
Inclination	31.0 °
Period	96.0 min

Launched together with: Hitomi - Horyu 4 - Kinshachi 2

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Nagoya University and Daido University
Platform
Operator	Nagoya University and Daido University
Mass at launch	50 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Uplink (MHz)	145.840
Downlink (MHz)	437.425
Beacon (MHz)	437.424
Mode	1k2 AFSK 9k6 GMSK CW
Call sign	JJ2YPO
Status	Inactive
Design lifetime

Description:

CHUBUSAT 3 is a small satellite from Nagoya and Daido Universities to measure solar and Earth radiation and undertake imaging of the Earth with an infrared camera. It also carries a receiver for the Automatic Information System (AIS) to pick up positional and other information from ships at sea, and an amateur radio message relay system.

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Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR723), #226, #228 - update: 15.04.17