Ho´oponopono 2

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Launch data: Designation  39403 / 13064Z Launch date  20 Nov 2013 - 01:15 UT Launch site  WI, LA-0B Launch vehicle  Minotaur-1 Mission  Radar calibration Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  457 x 468 km Eccentricity   Inclination  40.5 ° Period  93.7 min

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• Ho‘oponopono 2 is a 3U CubeSat mission developed by students of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu (Ma-noa), to perform radar calibration.
• The development of the nanosatellite was the basis for the University of Hawaii’s participation in the AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) UNP (University Nanosat-6 Program), kickoff in Jan. 2009, a rigorous two-year satellite design and fabrication competition. In January 2011, the student team of the University of Hawaii won 3rd prize in the UNP competition, awarded by AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) and AIAA. Ho‘oponopono was also selected by NASA as a participant in its CubeSat Launch Initiative for an upcoming launch.

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