抄録
Japanese universities recently began to develop small satellites for educational purpose. These activities are primary for education; i.e. to provide students with opportunities to experience the whole cycle of space projects including mission conceptualization, design, fabrication, test, launch, operation and analysis of the results. However, they are also aiming for the "university type" contribution to the actual space development, by, for example, providing quick and cheap space demonstration opportunities with university small satellites or finding new seeds for future space technologies. This paper will present the current status and future vision of such university activities related to small satellites.
