OPUSAT-II

OPUSAT-II (COSPAR 1998-067SG, SATCAT 47930) was a CubeSat developed by Osaka Prefecture University and Muroran Institute of Technology. OPUSAT-II was launched from Wallops Flight Facility on 20 February 2021,[1][2] and was deployed from the International Space Station. The satellite was nicknamed HIROGARI, for a Japanese word meaning spread, or expand.[3]

  1. ^ "超小型衛星「ひろがり」の打上げ予定日が決定し、共同記者会見を行いました" (Press release) (in Japanese). Muroran Institute of Technology. February 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. ^ "室工大開発の衛星打ち上げ成功". NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). February 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ "HIROGARI (English)". Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-20.