| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ryman Sat Project |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067SB |
| SATCATno. | 47925 |
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 February 2021, 17:36:50UTC |
| Rocket | Antares 230+ |
| Launch site | MARS,Pad 0A |
| Deployed from | ISSKibō Delivered byCygnus NG-15 |
| Deployment date | 14 March 2021 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 10 June 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
RSP-01, nicknamedSelfie-sh was ananosatellite developed by Ryman Sat Project. RSP-01 launched fromWallops Flight Facility on board aCygnus spacecraft on 20 February 2021.[1][2]
The satellite decayed from orbit on 10 June 2022.[3]
RSP-01 was Ryman Sat Project's second satellite. It was a 1UCubeSat weighing around 1.3 kg, and was equipped with an arm that could extend up to 10 cm.[4] The CubeSat had threetransceivers.[2] The on board computer usedArduino andRaspberry Pi.[5]
The project began in 2017, and development was completed by 2020.[6][7] Part of the development cost was covered by acrowdfunding campaign in 2019.[8][9] The RSP-01 project was led by Ryuichi Mitsui and Shuichi Ito.[5]
RSP-01's main mission was to extend an arm carrying a camera, and photograph RSP-01 with theEarth in the background, takingselfies.[5][9] The arm had apantograph design to allow contraction after being extended.[2]
Additionally, RSP-01 conducted image recognition bymachine learning, and also had a chat function.[2][9] The CubeSat used itsreaction wheel to demonstrateattitude control.[2]