RAISE-2 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-2) is a smallsat for technology demonstration, part of the Japanese space agency JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. RAISE-2 was launched on 9 November 2021 as the main satellite of Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2.[1][2] RAISE-2 was developed by Mitsubishi Electric.[3]
Names | RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-2 |
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Mission type | Technology demonstration |
Operator | JAXA |
COSPAR ID | 2021-102A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 49395![]() |
Mission duration | 12 months (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
Launch mass | 110 kg (240 lb) |
Dimensions | 1 × 1 × 0.75 m (3 ft 3 in × 3 ft 3 in × 2 ft 6 in) |
Power | 215 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 November 2021, 00:55 UTC |
Rocket | Epsilon (No. 5) |
Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center |
Contractor | JAXA |
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Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Perigee altitude | 560 km (350 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 560 km (350 mi) |
Inclination | 97.6° |
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program RAISE-3 → |
RAISE-2 carries six payloads that will each be tested in orbit during its one year mission. The payloads were selected in December 2018.[4]
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