XI-IV
XI-IV, CubeSat-OSCAR-57 (CO-57) | |
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Type: | Training satellite , amateur radio satellite |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Tokyo University |
COSPAR-ID : | 2003-031J |
Mission dates | |
Dimensions: | 1 kg |
Size: | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm |
Begin: | June 30, 2003 |
Starting place: | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launcher: | Rockot |
Status: | active |
Orbit data | |
Rotation time : | 101.3 min |
Orbit inclination : | 98.7 ° |
Apogee height : | 833.6 km |
Perigee height : | 819.5 km |
XI-IV , (SAI VIER) is a Japanese education and technology testing satellite and an amateur radio satellite . XI stands for X-factor Investigator. It is the fourth satellite in this series, although the first three prototypes were not launched. After a successful start, the OSCAR number 57 was assigned and the satellite also bears the designation Cube-OSCAR-57 (CO-57).
construction
XI-IV was designed and built at Tokyo University . It is Picosatellit based on the 1U CubeSat platform. Standard components were used for the construction . The satellite carries a CMOS camera .
mission
The satellite was launched on June 30, 2003 with the Russian rocket Rockot together with 8 other satellites from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
Frequencies
- 436.848 MHz Beacon CW 50 wpm , power 100 mW, half-wave dipole
- 437.490 MHz Downlink FM AFSK AX.25, 1k2, power 800 mW, half-wave dipole
- Call Sign: JQ1YCW
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ciprian Sufitchi: CUBESAT XI-IV. December 29, 2018, accessed December 29, 2018 .