ChubuSat-1, informally called Kinshachi, is a microsatellite project of Nagoya and Daido Universities and several aerospace companies located in the Chubu region of Japan. The mission demonstrates a cost-effective satellite platform and an imaging payload that will make observations of Earth in visible and infrared wavelengths, track space debris, and serve outreach purposes by relaying messages via the amateur radio bands.
Facts in Brief
Launch Date: 2014-11-06
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia