Waseda-SAT 2

Spacecraft n°:

Japanese spacecraft n°: 161

Launch data: Designation  36574 / 10020B Launch date  20 May 2010 - 21:58 UT Launch site  Tanegashima, YLP-1 Launch vehicle  H-2A-202 Mission  Technology / imaging Earth orbit on May 20.97: Perigee / Apogee  290 x 305 km Eccentricity  0.001 Inclination  29.98 deg Period  90.47 min

Mission details:

• The Waseda-SAT2 is small satellite built by students of the Waseda University. It features a camera for earth observation.
• Launch was by H-IIA 202 rocket, flight F17. F17 reached a 292 x 306 km x 30.0 deg low Earth orbit at 2210 UTC and deployed three cubesats: KSAT for Kagoshima University, Negai* ("Negai-star" but always written with a star symbol) for Soka University in Tokyo, and Waseda-Sat 2 for Waseda University in Tokyo.
• Contact with the satellite was not established after launch.