NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2010-020F
Unitec-1 a Japanese satellite, was launched from Tanegashima on 20 May 2010 at 21:58 UT, on-board an H2-A rocket. It was launched into a Venus transfer orbit along with Akatsuki. It has the following engineering objectives: on-board computers will be tested in harsh space environment as a form of competition to see which will last longer; technologies to receive and decode very weak and low bit-rate signals coming from deep space will be tested; and, technologies to estimate the Doppler shift on the satellite based on the received RF signal will be tested.
Launch Date: 2010-05-20
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office