PRISM

Launch data: Designation  33493 / 09002B Launch date  23 Jan 2009 - 03:54 UT Launch site  Tanegashima, YLP-1 Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 Mission  Civil: Earth observation, Remote sensing Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit on Jan 23.95: Perigee / Apogee  589 x 666 km Eccentricity  2,14E-03 Inclination  98.05 deg Period  97.26 min

24 Dec 2008: "PRISM" on the carriage - Credit: JAXA

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  University of Tokyo Platform   Operator  University of Tokyo Mass at launch  5 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape  box Dimension (m)  0.2 x 0.2 x 0.25 m Solar array  4 vanes of solar panels and a deployed antenna Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime

24 Dec 2008: assemble of PRISM, KKS-1, KAGAYAKI & STARS - Credit: JAXA

Mission details:

• Prism is a 5 kg remote sensing picosatellite from the University of Tokyo. It has a 10-cm aperture Earth imager on a 1-meter deployable boom.
• The satellites mission objectives are: conduct technical experiments on Ground Image Acquisition using a refracted optical system with an extensible boom (expected resolution of 10 m to 30 m): conduct technical experiments and demonstrate a nanosatellite bus using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts: and perform various services and experiments for the amateur radio community