Cubesat XI-V

Launch data: Designation  28895 / 05043F Launch date  27 Oct 2005 - 06:52 UT Launch site  Pl, LC-132/1 Launch vehicle  Cosmos-3M Mission  Civil: Technology Development LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  682 x 708 km Eccentricity  1,84E-03 Inclination  98.1° Period  98.66 min

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• The code name of ISSL's CubeSat is "XI" (X-factor Investigator). This derives from its cubic shape ( XI means domino in Japanese).
• The XI mission is on-orbit verifications of the technology necessary for super-small satellite system. Acquiring indispensable technology on spacecraft, such as communication, power and electronics, it will establish the development methodology of the small satellite. And by extensively using commercial-off-the-shell components, the total development cost will be drastically reduced and a database on the space-use of the COTS parts will be built. A number of Cubesat-XI prototypes have been built - the fourth is the first flight model with the fifth being its backup.