| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | HAK Consortium |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067TK |
| SATCAT no. | 52148 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 February 2022 |
| Rocket | Antares 230+ |
| Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
| Deployed from | ISS Kibō |
| Deployment date | 24 March 2022 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 14 March 2023[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
KITSUNE (Kyutech standardized bus Imaging Technology System Utilizing Networking and Electron content measurements) was a nanosatellite developed by the HAK consortium, which consists of Haradaseiki Kogyo, Addnics Corporation, and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech).[2] The spacecraft was a 6U CubeSat, and carried a high-resolution camera for Earth observation.[3] KITSUNE was carried to the International Space Station (ISS) on board Cygnus NG-17, and was deployed from the ISS's Kibō Module on 24 March 2022 12:10 UTC.[2] The deployment service of KITSUNE was provided by Mitsui Bussan Aerospace.[2][4]
- ^ "KITSUNE". N2YO.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "国際宇宙ステーション・日本実験棟「きぼう」からの超小型衛星放出事業初のワイド6Uサイズ超小型衛星のJAXAへの引渡し完了及び打上げ予定について" (in Japanese). February 15, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ Oshiro, Takashi (2020). "高分解能カメラ搭載6U衛星「KITSUNE」の熱設計" (PDF) (in Japanese). Kyushu Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "History of deployed CubeSats". JAXA. Retrieved 2021-12-28.