STARS
Mission information
Name
STARS
Alternate Names
KUKAI: Mother (Parents) JR5YBN, Daughter (Child) JR5YBO
Satellite ID
RCSI-2248-9538-7513-4618
NORAD ID
33498
Website
http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/stars_kukai.html
Country of Origin

Japan

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
STARS
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2009-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
Deploy Date
2009-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
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.

Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
437275000
Downlink Drifted
-4574
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
MAUSyagi-FN32ig 2025-11-27 07:04:34 UTC
Churchlands SHS Portable-OF77wx 2025-11-27 06:18:32 UTC
PV8DX-FJ92pt 2025-11-26 17:37:07 UTC
PE0SAT-31-JO21mr 2025-11-26 13:01:11 UTC
PE0SAT-11-JO21mr 2025-11-26 13:01:08 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30 days.
Decoder: STARS Telemetry
Script Name
stars
Decoder Fields
Click here
Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2025-11-27 05:15:33 UTC
TLE Set
1 33498U 09002G   25330.79910070  .00005372  00000-0  51337-3 0  9993
2 33498 98.1358 265.4059 0010033 111.6216 248.6073 14.93668068908243
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History