TeikyoSat 3

Spacecraft nº:

Japanese spacecraft nº: 190

Launch data: Designation  39576 / 14009E Launch date  27 Feb 2014 - 18:37 UT Launch site  Tanegashima, YLP-1 Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 Mission  Life science Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  323 x 350 km Eccentricity   Inclination  65.0 ° Period  91.1 min

Description:

• TeikyoSat 3 (Microbial Observation Satellite) is a small life science satellite built by Teikyou University.
• TeikyoSat 3 is designed to study the impact of space radiation and the microgravity environment on a mold called Dictyostelium discoideum. This species of soil-living amoeba belongs to the phylum Mycetozoa and is often given the less than high-brow biological label of "slime mold." The life cycle of D. discoideum is relatively short, which allows for timely viewing of all the stages of its life.