WE WISH
A collection of CubeSats at Tsukuba Space Center prior to their launch in 2012, with WE WISH visible on the far left
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Amateur radio
Earth observation
OperatorMeisei Amateur Radio Club
COSPAR ID2012-038F (1998-067CS)
SATCAT no.38856
Mission duration158 days (achieved)
100 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeCubeSat
BusCubeSat
ManufacturerMeisei Electric
Meisei Amateur Radio Club
Launch mass1 kg (2.2 lb)
Dimensions10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm (1U)
Start of mission
Launch date21 July 2012, 02:06:18 UTC[1]
RocketH-IIB F3
Launch siteTanegashima, Yoshinobu LC-Y2
ContractorMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Deployed fromISS Kibō
Delivered by Kounotori 3
Deployment date4 October 2012,
15:44:15.297 UTC [2]
End of mission
Decay date11 March 2013
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude399 km (248 mi)
Apogee altitude424 km (263 mi)
Inclination51.6°
Period92.79 minutes
 

WE WISH (World Environmental Watching and Investigation from Space Height) was a small commercial CubeSat which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2012 and which deorbited in March 2013.[4] It was built by the Japanese technology company Meisei Electric[5] and the Meisei Amateur Radio Club, and could transmit pictures taken by a small infrared camera via radio at 437.515 MHz.[6] WE WISH travelled to orbit aboard Kounotori 3 (HTV-3) on 21 July 2012, along with other CubeSats including RAIKO, FITSAT-1, F-1, and TechEdSat-1.[5]

It was deployed, along with the other CubeSats, from Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Kibō via the Japanese Experiment Module-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) system on 4 October 2012.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan (24 October 2012). "Issue 669". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "WE WISH" Aerospace.org Retrieved 25 August 2015
  5. 1 2 "WE WISH" Space.skyrocket.de Retrieved 12 January 2021
  6. ↑ "Tag Archives: WE WISH" Amsat-uk.org Retrieved 13 January 2021
  7. ↑ "2011年6月15日 ISSからの小型衛星放出実証ミッションに採択されました". Institute for Education in Space. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ↑ 大塚実 (25 January 2012). "JAXA、宇宙ステーションから超小型衛星を放出できる装置をプレス公開" (in Japanese). mynavi.jp. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Display: WE WISH 2012-038F". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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