Описание
CUTE-1.7 + APD (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering satellite 1.7 plus Avalanche Photodiode) or CO-56 (Cubesat-Oscar-56) or just OSCAR 56 was an amateur radio satellite in the form of a double CubeSat. The satellite used commercial off-the-shelf components extensively, in particular, it used the Hitachi NPD-20JWL PDA as a control computer, and it used a USB hub for sensor communications. At the end of its mission, the satellite was supposed to deploy an electrodynamic tether to help it deorbit. The satellite failed early into its mission, so the electrodynamic tether experiment probably did not happen. It was launched on February 21, 2006 on board a Japanese launcher M-V.
On 16 March 2006, the communication system malfunctioned so that it was transmitting unmodulated carrier wave and unable to communicate. The satellite decayed from orbit on 25 October 2009. A follow-up mission, CUTE-1.7 + APD II, was launched in April 2008 and remains operational.
NORAD ID/Int'l Code
28941/2006-005C
Ракета-носитель
Дата запуска/сведения/статус
2006-02-21/2009-10-25/Сведен
Производство
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Группировка (серия)
Оператор (владелец)
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Стоимость
Срок активного существования
0.2 years (achieved)
Масса
3-10 kg
Масса сухая
Масса нагрузки
Габариты
20 x 10 x 10 см
Мощность
Тип (целевое назначение)
Технологический
Платформа
2U CubeSat
Разрешение
Полоса
Длины волн
Транспондеры
Пропускная способность
Емкость