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) |
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| 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° |
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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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