1998-067QW - Norad ID: 44791
| Nazwa w katalogu Spacetrack | AQT-D |
| Alternatywna nazwa | 1998-067QW |
| Wyniesienie na orbitę |
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| Data deorbitacji |
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| Dni na orbicie | 8552 |
| Kraj/organizacja pochodzenia | Japonia (JPN) |
| Miejsce startu | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Tutaj |
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| Perygeum | 396 km |
| Apogeum | 404 km |
Demonstration of a water resistojet propulsion system developed by The University of Tokyo. AQT-D installed the 1U propulsion system using water as a propellant, named AQUARIUS-1U (AQUA ResIstojet propUlsion System 1U). Based on TRICOM-1R. The propulsion system, named AQUARIUS-1U (AQUA ResIstojet propUlsion System), has one Delta-V-Thruster (F: < 4 mN) for an orbital maneuver and four Reaction-Control-Thruster (F: < 1 mN) for a reaction control. AQUARIUS-1U is a resistjet propulsion system consisting of a tank, a vaporization chamber and nozzles, using a water as a propellant (propellant mass: < 400 g). Ultimate green propellant: water (H2O) enables ISS-deployed CubeSat to install a propulsion system. It is expected that the utilization of the ISS-deployed CubeSat expands drastically