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.
| Mission type | Technology Development Sensor experiments |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nihon University |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-021J |
| SATCAT no. | 32791 |
| 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 |
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
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edit- ^ Kramer, Herbert J. "SEEDS-2". eoPortal Directory. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ "Indian rocket blasts into space carrying 10 satellites". AFP. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ "Report of the launch of SEEDS II" (PDF). Nihon University. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
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