ITF-1

ITF-1, also known as Yui, was an amateur radio cubesat built by Tsukuba University of Japan.

ITF-1
Mission typeAmateur radio
OperatorTsukuba University
COSPAR ID2014-009B
SATCAT no.39573
Websiteyui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerTsukuba University
Launch mass1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 February 2014, 18:37 (2014-02-27UTC18:37Z) UTC[1]
RocketH-IIA 202
Launch siteTanegashima Yoshinobu 1
ContractorMitsubishi
End of mission
Decay date29 June 2014 (2014-06-30)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude382 kilometres (237 mi)
Apogee altitude391 kilometres (243 mi)
Inclination65 degrees
Period92.28 minutes
Epoch28 February 2014[2]
 

It had a size of 100x100x100mm (without antenna) and was built around a standard 1U cubesat bus. The satellite's primary purpose was the raising awareness of space by providing an easily decoded signal to amateur radio receivers. ITF-1's mission was unsuccessful; no signal from the spacecraft was ever received, and it reentered Earth's atmosphere on 29 June 2014.

See also

References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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