 A collection of CubeSats atTsukuba Space Center prior to their launch in 2012, with WE WISH visible on the far left | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstration Amateur radio Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Meisei Amateur Radio Club |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-038F (1998-067CS) |
| SATCATno. | 38856 |
| Mission duration | 158 days (achieved) 100 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Bus | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Meisei Electric Meisei Amateur Radio Club |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm (1U) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 July 2012, 02:06:18UTC[1] |
| Rocket | H-IIB F3 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima,Yoshinobu LC-Y2 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Deployed from | ISSKibō Delivered byKounotori 3 |
| Deployment date | 4 October 2012, 15:44:15.297 UTC[2] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 11 March 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 399 km (248 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 424 km (263 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 92.79 minutes |
WE WISH (World Environmental Watching and Investigation from Space Height) was a small commercialCubeSat which was deployed from theInternational Space Station (ISS) in October 2012 and whichdeorbited in March 2013.[4] It was built by the Japanese technology companyMeisei Electric[5] and the Meisei Amateur Radio Club, and could transmit pictures taken by a smallinfrared camera via radio at 437.515MHz.[6] WE WISH travelled to orbit aboardKounotori 3 (HTV-3) on 21 July 2012, along with other CubeSats includingRAIKO,FITSAT-1,F-1, andTechEdSat-1.[5]
It was deployed, along with the other CubeSats, fromJapanese Experiment Module (JEM)Kibō via theJapanese Experiment Module-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) system on 4 October 2012.[7][8][9]
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