Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by dl7ndr on: 2025-03-09 17:14
Citation: http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/stars_kukai.html
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2025-03-09 19:58
| Name | STARS |
| NORAD ID | 33498 |
| Followed NORAD ID | - |
| Alternative Names | KUKAI: Mother (Parents) JR5YBN, Daughter (Child) JR5YBO |
| Description | STARS (= Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) is part of a pair of satellites built by Kagawa university. The two satellites are tethered with synthetic fibre, and a camera is built into the smaller unit used to photograph the unit in space. The purpose is to demonstrate the potential for external surveying of a space station. It's only Daughter (Child) JR5YBO alive. |
| Owner/Operator | - |
| Status |
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| Countries of Origin | |
| Website | http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/stars_kukai.html |
| Dashboard URL | - |
| Launch Date | Jan. 23, 2009, midnight |
| Deploy Date | Jan. 23, 2009, midnight |
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| Field | Previous | Suggested |
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| Description | STARS (= Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) is part of a pair of satellites built by Kagawa university. The two satellites are tethered with synthetic fibre, and a camera is built into the smaller unit used to photograph the unit in space. The purpose is to demonstrate the potential for external surveying of a space station. It's only Daughter (Child) JR5YBO active. | STARS (= Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) is part of a pair of satellites built by Kagawa university. The two satellites are tethered with synthetic fibre, and a camera is built into the smaller unit used to photograph the unit in space. The purpose is to demonstrate the potential for external surveying of a space station. It's only Daughter (Child) JR5YBO alive. |