S1901-1-2 東北大学スプライト観測衛星(SPRITE-SAT)の開発および運用報告(小型宇宙システム(1))

抄録

The microsatellite SPRITE-SAT developed by Tohoku University was launched in January 2009. The mission is the observation of Sprite phenomena and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes incidental on lightning discharges. In the 12 days after launch, the satellite is normally operated. But because it is damaged by a serious trouble at February 4, 2009, the data communication including uplink and downlink is not successful now. This paper shows the outlines of satellite system, flight operation results, and the reason of trouble.