CUTE-1.7 (Cubical Tokyo Tech Engineering satellite 1.7) or CO-56 (Cubesat-Oscar-56) is an amateur radio nanosatellite in the form of a double CubeSat. The satellite uses commercial off-the-shelf components extensively, in particular, using the Hitachi NPD-20JWL PDA as a control computer, and using a USB hub for sensor communications. At the end of its mission, the satellite will deploy an electrodynamic tether to help it deorbit. Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学; Tōkyō Kōgyō Daigaku), often called Tokyo Tech or Tōkōdai (東工大) for short, is the largest institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and technology. ... Earth is the third planet from the Sun. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... M-V rocket with the ASTRO-E satellite (Febr. ... M-V rocket at the Uchinoura Space Center (Febr. ... Mass is a property of a physical object that quantifies the amount of matter it contains. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... This article is about several astronomical terms (apogee & perigee, aphelion & perihelion, generic equivalents based on apsis, and related but rarer terms. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ... Right ascension (RA; symbol α: Greek letter alpha; celestial longitude) is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. ... A node is one of two points where a bodys orbit crosses the ecliptic, called the ascending node (when the body is moving northward) and descending node (when the body is moving southward). ... The argument of perigee is the angle subtending from the ascending node to the point of perigee in an Earth-centered orbit. ... Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are photodetectors that can be regarded as the semiconductor analog to photomultipliers. ... Oscar may refer to: People: Oscar I of Sweden - king of Sweden and Norway Oscar II of Sweden - king of Sweden and Norway Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotlandia - prince of Sweden and Norway, later Count Bernadotte af Wisborg Oscar Wilde, writer and poet Oscar Schmidt, full name Oscar Daniel Bezerra... Mrs. ... Miniaturized satellites are recent artificial satellites of unusually low weights and small sizes, new classifications are used to categorieze these satellites. ... A CubeSat is a type of space research picosatellite with dimensions of 10×10×10 centimetres (i. ... Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware products that are ready-made and available for sale to the general public. ... Hitachi may refer to: Hitachi (train) trains in Melbourne, Australia. ... palmOne Tungsten T5 Personal digital assistants (also called PDAs) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... A USB hub A USB hub is a device that allows many USB devices to be connected to a single USB port. ... Artists conception of satellite with a tether Tether propulsion uses long, strong strings (known as tethers) to change the orbits of spacecraft. ...

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