| Names | CUTE-1.7 + APD 2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology |
| Operator | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-021C |
| SATCATno. | 32785 |
| Website | https://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html |
| Mission duration | Elasped: 17 years, 9 months and 20 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Launch mass | 3 kg (6.6 lb) |
| Dimensions | 20 × 15 × 10 cm (7.9 × 5.9 × 3.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 April 2008, 03:53:51UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-CA (PSLV-C9) |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan,FLP |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 606 km (377 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 626 km (389 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.67° |
| Period | 96.89 minutes |
CUTE-1.7 + APD II, orCUTE-1.7 + APD 2, orOSCAR 65 is a Japanesenanosatellite which was launched in 2008 as a follow-up to theCUTE-1.7 + APD satellite. It was built and is operated by theTokyo Institute of Technology.
CUTE-1.7 + APD II used a similar design to its predecessor, however it was stretched in height meaning that it no longer complied with the CubeSat form factor which the original satellite was based on. It has dimensions of 20 × 15 × 10 cm (7.9 × 5.9 × 3.9 in),[2] compared to 20 × 10 × 10 cm (7.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) for CUTE-1.7 + APD, which was a standard two-unitCubeSat.[3] The onboard computer is apersonal digital assistant developed byHitachi. The Cute-1.7 + APD series were equipped with several COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) devices including widely used PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) as their OBC (On-Board Computer) andamateur radio transceivers as communication devices.[4]
TheUniversity of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies was contracted to launch CUTE-1.7 + APD II, subcontracting the launch to theIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as part of theNanosatellite Launch Service 4 (NLS-4) mission along withCanX-2,AAUSAT-II,Compass-1,Delfi-C3 andSEEDS-2.[5] ISRO used aPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle, flight number C9, to launch NLS-4 - with the rocket flying in the Core Alone, or PSLV-CA, configuration.[6] The rocket's primary payload wasCartosat-2A, withIMS-1,Rubin-8 and the University of Toronto's NLS-5 mission - consisting of theCanX-6 satellite - also flying aboard the launch vehicle as secondary payloads.[7]
The launch took place at 03:53:51UTC on 28 April 2008, with the satellites being deployed from the launch vehicle shortly afterwards.[8] As of 24 January 2015, CUTE-1.7 + APD II is in a 606 km (377 mi) ofapogee and 626 km (389 mi) orbit inclined atinclination 97.67° to theequator.[1] Although only designed for a two-month mission, it still remains operational and continues to transmit data to the ground station at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[9]