7 Mar
2010
7 Mar
'10
2:19 a.m.
Four CubeSats in Japan are planning to launch on 17 May 2010 together with PLANET-C which belongs to JAXA by H-IIA rocket.
Launch date, 17 May 2010 Launch time, 21:44:14UTC Launch site, Tanegashima Space Center in Japan
Three of the CubeSats, Negai*", WASEDA-SAT2, KSAT, being launched by the H-IIA rocket on May 17 will be dropped off into a low earth orbit but UNITEC-1 will continue following the JAXA's Venus Climate Orbiter PLANET-C / AKATSUKI on its journey to Venus.
For more information, http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2010/03/20100303_h2af17_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/unitec-1.htm
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita