Proiteres

PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine onboard small Spaceship

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General

Designation	38756 / 12047B
Launch date	9 Sep 2012
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	646/665 km
Inclination	98.3°
Period	97.7 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #22

Aims to demonstrate powered-flight technology for an ultra-small satellite and to monitor the Kansai District with a high-resolution camera.
It also aims to reduce development costs and shorten the development period drastically by miniaturizing the satellite and its component parts.

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External resources

http://www.oit.ac.jp/elc/~satellite/index-e.html

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT)
Platform
Mass at launch	15 kg
Dry mass
Dimension	cube shapped
Solar array
Stabilization	gravity-gradient
DC power
Design lifetime

Downlink in amateur bands

Carries an electrothermal pulsed plasma thruster.

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