HIROGARI (OPUSAT II)

HIROGARI (OPUSAT II) is no longer on orbit
HIROGARI (OPUSAT II) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 47930

Int'l Code: 1998-067SG

Launch date: November 20, 1998
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)
Decay date: 2022-04-15

Uplink (MHz): 436.500
Downlink (MHz): 145.900
Beacon (MHz): 145.900
Mode: 1k2AFSK/9k6/13k6GMSK CW
Call sign: JL3ZKS
Status: Active

Uplink (MHz): 436.500
Downlink (MHz): 145.900
Beacon (MHz): 145.900
Mode: 1k2*AFSK/9k6/13k6GMSK CW
Call sign: JL3ZKS
Status: Reentered

HIROGARI is a 2U size CubeSat developed by Osaka Prefecture University and Muroran Institute of Technology. The satellite demostrates: (1) High-speed data transmission, using Reed-Solomon encoding and convolutional processing with error correction capability, in the amateur radio band which enable amateur radio satellites to communicate more efficiently, and (2) A deployment structure based on the “Miura-ori” folding method, and an optical surface measurement system that uses two-dimensional grid for the first time in space. This experiment could benefit the future deployment systems in space.