Spacetrack Directory Name | CUTE-1.7+APD (CO-56) |
Orbit launches | 2006-02-21 |
Deorbitation date | 2009-10-25 |
Days in orbit | 1342 |
Country/organisation of origin | Japonia (JPN) |
Starting point | KSCUT (Uchinoura Space Center, Japan) |
Demonstration of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) as an onboard computer. Attitude control experiment using magnetic torquer. Amateur radio service - digital repeater (digipeater). Demonstration of APD (Avalanche Photo Diode) sensor. Tether deployment experiment.