Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by dl7ndr on: 2025-06-14 15:31 Citation: dl7ndr Verdict: Approved Reviewed by - on: 2025-06-14 18:06
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 Operational
Countries of Origin
Website http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/stars_kukai.html
Dashboard URL https://dashboard.satnogs.org/d/STARS/
Launch Date Jan. 23, 2009, midnight
Deploy Date Jan. 23, 2009, midnight
Image STARS
Field Previous Suggested
Dashboard URL - https://dashboard.satnogs.org/d/STARS/