Design of Tokyo Tech nano-satellite Cute-1.7+APD II and its operation

Cute-1.7+APD II is the 3rd satellite developed by the Laboratory for Space Systems at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Cute-1.7+APD II is the current successor to Cute-1.7+APD. This new satellite is based on its predecessor but has some modifications to increase its reliability and robustness agai...

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Published inActa astronautica Vol. 66; no. 9; pp. 1412 - 1424
Main Authors Ashida, Hiroki, Fujihashi, Kota, Inagawa, Shinichi, Miura, Yoshiyuki, Omagari, Kuniyuki, Miyashita, Naoki, Matunaga, Saburo, Toizumi, Takahiro, Kataoka, Jun, Kawai, Nobuyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2010
Subjects
Avalanche photo diode
Cute-1.7+APD II
Ground station network
Magnetic torquer
Nano-satellite
Avalanche photo diode
Nano-satellite
Magnetic torquer
Ground station network
Cute-1.7+APD II
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ISSN0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.035

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Summary:Cute-1.7+APD II is the 3rd satellite developed by the Laboratory for Space Systems at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Cute-1.7+APD II is the current successor to Cute-1.7+APD. This new satellite is based on its predecessor but has some modifications to increase its reliability and robustness against radiation effects, electrical power shortage and so on. The satellite was launched by an ISRO PSLV-C9 rocket on April 28, 2008 and has operated for more than 9 months. Throughout its operation, many missions such as attitude determination and control experiments, scientific observations, photographing and communication experiments have been conducted. In this paper an overview of the Cute-1.7 series and configurations, modifications and operation results of Cute-1.7+APD II are introduced.
ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.035