Stars

Also called Kukai (a famous priest and calligrapher)

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General

Designation	33498 / 09002G
Launch date	23 Jan 2009
Country of origin	Japan
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	680 km
Inclination	98°
Period
Launch vehicle	H2A #22

Is a pair of tethered satellites built by Kagawa University.
The two units (Ku and Kai) are tethered to each other with strands of synthetic fiber, and a camera built into the smaller unit is designed to photograph the other unit in space. The satellite will explore the possibility of using the technique to examine the outer walls of space stations.

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External resources

http://stars1.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

sat-index articles

Downlink at 437.485 & 437.465 MHz
Beacon at 437.305 & 437.275 MHz
Weighs 7 kg

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