INVADER (ARTSAT 1) (CO-77 Oscar 77)

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 191

Launch data: Designation  39577 /14009F Launch date  27 Feb 2014 - 18:37 UT Launch site  Tanegashima, YLP-1 Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 Mission  Art, amateur communication Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  264 x 287 km Eccentricity   Inclination  65.0 ° Period  89.9 min

Description:

• The INVADER (Interactive satellite for Art and Design Experimental Research) 1-unit CubeSat is an art project of the Tama Art University. It is the first mission of the "ARTSAT: Art and Satellite Project".
• The satellite is to contribute to the amateur radio community from the view point of the Art field using this satellite. The satellite features following equipment:
  • some sensors to utilize these data for Art Work. For example, by creating the Lightning Equipment which changes color according to the satellite temperature data and distributing to people, we try to make more people get interested in satellite and amateur radio.
  • a small camera (150 × 150 pixels) for acquiring the Earth image for utilizing in Art Work.
  • a Digi-Talker, which transmits voice data using FM and to transmit sensor data using the Digi-Talker.
• Three UHF downlinks are proposed including one CW beacon, one 1k2 AFSK data transmission and one FM Voice transmitter.