STARS-AO (Aoi)

Japan

Int. spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 255

Launch data:

Designation	43681 / 18084K
Launch date	29 Oct 2018 - 04:08 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-202
Mission	Astronomy
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	591 x 612 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.83°
Period	min

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

Spacecraft data:

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

Description:

Aoi, or STARS-AO, is a 1U cubesat from Shizuoka University. The STARS series normally involves tether experiments but this mission features a 1-cm aperture low light camera for imaging star fields.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

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