KOSEN-1

KOSEN-1 is a technology demonstration satellite that will test the deployment of an antenna for observing radio waves emitted from the planet Jupiter.^[1] It is a 2U CubeSat, and carries a 7 m (23 ft) antenna. The CubeSat was jointly developed by the National Institute of Technologies in Japan.^[1] National Institute of Technologies is known as 'kosen' in Japanese. KOSEN-1 was launched on 9 November 2021 by an Epsilon launch vehicle, as part of the Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 mission.^[2][3]

KOSEN-1

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	Colleges of technology in Japan
COSPAR ID	2021-102H
SATCAT no.	49402
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	2U CubeSat
Bus	CubeSat
Manufacturer	National College of Technology, Kochi College
Launch mass	2.6 kg (5.7 lb)
Dimensions	10 × 10 × 20 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 7.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date	9 November 2021, 00:55 UTC
Rocket	Epsilon (No. 5)
Launch site	Uchinoura Space Center
Contractor	JAXA
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	560 km (350 mi)
Apogee altitude	560 km (350 mi)
Inclination	97.6°
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of CubeSats