SEEDS-2
| Mission type |
Technology Development Sensor experiments |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nihon University |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Launch mass | 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 April 2008, 03:53:51 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV C9 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
The Space Engineering EDucation Satellite 2[1] (SEEDS-2) is a Japanese amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Nihon University. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008.[2] It was built to replace the SEEDS satellite, which was lost in a launch failure on a Dnepr rocket in July 2006.
It carries a number of sensors to investigate the environment of space, and its own status. It also contains a voice transmitter, intended to play back messages to amateur radio operators.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Kramer, Herbert J. "SEEDS-2". eoPortal Directory. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ "Indian rocket blasts into space carrying 10 satellites". AFP. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ "Report of the launch of SEEDS II" (PDF). Nihon University. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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