UNIFORM-1

UNIFORM-1
Mission type Earth observation satellite
Operator Wakayama University
COSPAR ID 2014-029B
SATCAT no. 39767
Website UNIFORM-1 Page
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass 50 kg (110 lb)
Dimensions 50 cm × 50 cm × 50 cm (20 in × 20 in × 20 in)[1]
Power 140W
Start of mission
Launch date 24 May 2014 (2014-05-24)
Rocket H-IIA 202
Launch site Tanegashima, LA-Y
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun Synchronous
Eccentricity 0.0013
Perigee 629.8 km
Apogee 647.4 km
Inclination 97.9 
Period 97.5 min
Transponders
Band S band and X band

UNIFORM-1 or University International Formation Mission is a Japanese micro-satellite launched in 2014.[2] The satellite is built around a wildfire detection camera and features the following instruments:[3][4]

  • Microbolometer infrared camera with resolution 200m and swath width 100 km.
  • visible-light camera to assist in wildfire detection

All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body and stub wings, with estimated electrical power of over 100W.

Launch

UNIFORM-1 was launched from Tanegashima, Japan, on 24 May 2014 at 03:05:00 UTC by an H-IIA 202.[5]

Mission

The satellite is intended for wildfire detection, especially in the south-east Asia region.[6] The satellite has a less accurate infrared sensor compared to other infrared satellites, but an envisioned constellation of UNIFORM satellites would allow for a short revisit time at the fraction of the cost of the Landsat 7 or MOSIS satellites. Mission data is down-linked in S-band and X-band, while control up-link is S-band only.[4]

The Wakayama University and JAXA has refused to publish data and/or information which are not officially published.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Satellite Spec". Wakayama University. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. ↑ Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-04-21). "UNIFORM 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Satellite Spec". Wakayama University. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. 1 2 Akiyama, Hiroaki (December 10, 2012). "THE UNIFORM PROJECT" (PDF). Wakayama University. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Uniform 1". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ "Uniform 1". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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