CUTE-1.7+APD II is a 5.0 kg Japanese nanosatellite that was built by students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, carrying a PDA-based bus system and Avalanche photodiodes.

This is one of seven nanosatellites that were all launched by a PSLV-C9 rocket from Sriharikota at 03:54 UT on 2008 April 28. The orbital parameters of all seven were similar: period 97.2 min, apogee 634 km, perigee 616 km, and inclination 98 degrees.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2008-04-28
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-CA
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 5.0 kg