CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- HORYU-2
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Full Name
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(High Voltage Technology Demonstration Satellite-2)
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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KIT
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Launch Date
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17 May 2012
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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May 2025
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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97.5 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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98.2 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The goal is to obtain hands-on experience through system engineering, for the students of the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), who developed this satellite.
On orbit demonstration of the nanosatellite bus technologies.
To safely generate a 300 V photovoltaic power in LEO (Low Earth Orbit) as a high-voltage technology demonstration.
The primary goal of HORYU-2 is to demonstrate new solar array designs that can generate power, free of ESDs (ElectroStatic Discharges), by producing 300 V via a specially designed solar array itself, not via a conventional DC/DC converter. If successful, HORYU-2 will become the first spacecraft in the world that achieved 300 V photovoltaic power generation in space.
Also, contributing to the local educational program for elementary and junior high school students through HORYU-2 ground communications and the distribution of Earth surface imagery.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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