[meteorite-list] Procyon Update - December 4, 2014

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 16:55:02 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201412070055.sB70t2n5020245_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2014/12/20141204_procyon.html

Flight Status of Micro Deep-Space Explorer "PROCYON"
December 4, 2014 (JST)

The University of Tokyo
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The University of Tokyo and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
received signals from the Micro deep-space explorer "PROCYON" at 8:51
p.m. on December 3, 2014 (Japan Standard Time), to confirm it had been
inserted into the scheduled interplanetary orbit. The satellite is now
in the initial operation phase. PROCYON was launched by the H-IIA Launch
Vehicle No. 26 as a secondary payload of the Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
at 1:22:04 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014 (JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center.


Overview of the Micro Deep-space Explorer "PROCYON"

Mission Outline Demonstration of micro-spacecraft bus system for deep
space exploration including communication system and attitude and orbit
control system.
It will also demonstrate various deep space exploration technologies including
asteroid close flyby observation.

Size / Mass H 630 x W 550 x D 550 mm / Mass about 65 kg

Development Organizations The University of Tokyo/JAXA

Cooperative organization for operation Tokyo University of Science/Hokkaido
University/Meisei University/Rikkyo University, and others
Received on Sat 06 Dec 2014 07:55:02 PM PST