Horyu 4 (AEGIS)

Japan

Spacecraft nº:

Japanse spacecraft nº: 218

Launch data:

Designation	41340 / 16012D
Launch date	17 Feb 2016 - 08:45 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-1
Launch vehicle	H-2A-202
Mission	Civil: Technology
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	557 x 578 km
Eccentricity	1,59E-03
Inclination	31.0 °
Period	96.0 min

Launched together with: Hitomi - Horyu 4 - Kinshachi 2 - Kinshachi 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)
Platform
Operator	Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT)
Mass at launch	10 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power	5 W
Downlink (MHz)	437.375/2400.300
Beacon (MHz)	437.375
Mode	1k2 AFSK 9k6 GMSK S-BPSK CW
Call sign	JG6YBW
Design lifetime	1 yr, active

Description:

HORYU 4 is a small technology demonstration from the Kyushu Institute of Technology designed to study elecrical arcing on high power solar arrays. It also carries a telemetry system operating in an amateur radio band. It is also known as the Arc Event Generator and Investigation Satellite (AEGIS).

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR723), #226, #228 - update: 15.04.17