ITF-1 explained

ITF-1
Mission Type:Amateur radio
Operator:Tsukuba University
Website:yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp
Cospar Id:2014-009B
Satcat:39573
Spacecraft Type:1U CubeSat
Manufacturer:Tsukuba University
Launch Mass:1.3kg (02.9lb)
Launch Date: UTC[1]
Launch Rocket:H-IIA 202
Launch Site:Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1
Launch Contractor:Mitsubishi
Orbit Epoch:28 February 2014[2]
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:382km (237miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:391km (243miles)
Orbit Inclination:65 degrees
Orbit Period:92.28 minutes
Apsis:gee

ITF-1, also known as Yui, was an amateur radio cubesat built by Tsukuba University of Japan.

It had a size of 100x100x100mm (without antenna) and was built around a standard 1U cubesat bus. The satellite's primary purpose was the raising awareness of space by providing an easily decoded signal to amateur radio receivers. ITF-1's mission was unsuccessful; no signal from the spacecraft was ever received, and it reentered Earth's atmosphere on 29 June 2014.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 1 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 1 January 2015.