TAKA

retired

Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 1998-067UNLaunched 11/7/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: S.S. Sally Ride Mission
Launch Vehicle: Antares 230+
Launch Date: 11/7/2022
Last Contact: 12/31/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 414 km
Inclination: 51.64 deg
Dry Mass: 2 kg
Total Mass: 2 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: Kyushu Institute of Technology
Manufacturer: Kyushu Institute of Technology

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-067UN
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1132

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The DEMODAY judging panel consisted of Takahiro Nakamura, CEO of Midtown; Kengo Suzuki, CEO of SpaceSeed Holdings; and Taka Nagao, cofounder of Kyoto Fusion Engineering.

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The Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Project-5 (BIRDS-5) is a constellation of three cubesats named PEARLAFRICASAT-1, ZIMSAT-1, and TAKA that will be deployed from the space station.

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