Cansat Leader Training Program.

The 2nd Cansat Leader Training Program(CLTP2) is started at Nihon University in November 14-December 9, 2011.
and CLTP2 official blog was started!

CLTP2 official blog.

Report on the current state of "Japanese University Rocket Projects" is now available at below link.

Report on the current state of "Japanese University Rocket Projects" (Version 1.0)

Download the report. (PDF).

Report on the current state of "Japanese University Micro/Nano/Pico-satellite Projects" is now available at below link.

Report on the current state of "Japanese University Micro/Nano/Pico-satellite Projects (Version 1-2)"

Download the report.

A Directory on Education, Training, Research and Fellowship Opportunities in Space Science and Technology in UNISEC is now available at below link.

A Directory on Education, Training, Research and Fellowship Opportunities in Space Science and Technology in UNISEC

Download the Educational Directory.

Applications open for the 2nd CanSat Leader Training Program (CLTP2), 14 November-14 December 2011, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan

Last date of application: 11 July 2011(JST)

To download the application forms and background assessment test, please go to The 2nd CanSat Leader Training Program (CLTP2) page.

CLTP2 will be held in Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nihon University from November-December 2011.

CLTP2 Details

Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the program on 15-16 March was cancelled.
However, the Mission Idea Contest on March 14 was held as planned and "Integrated Meteorological / Precise Positioning Mission Utilizing Nano-Satellite Constellation" by Mr. Yuki Sato et al. of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Advanced Technology R&D Center was chosen as the 1st prize winner among 10 finalist teams.
(For the detailed results, please refer the Official Website of MIC.)

Mission Idea Contest

The Symposium Report is also available on the 2nd Nano-Satellite Symposium official website as below link.

Symposium Report (2nd Nano-Satellite Symposium official page)

The Welcome Party organized by UNISON/UNISEC was held at Takeda Hall on the eve of the 2nd Nano-Satellite Symposium opening on March 13.

The report of the welcome party made by UNISON (Japanese only)
Thanks card from UNISON representatives

The 1st CLTP (CanSat Leaderfs Training Program) was kicked-off at Wakayama University on February 14 with participation of 12 willing-to-be experts of CanSat from 10 different countries.

CanSat Leader Training Program

The documentary film produced by Wakayama University CREA Broadcasting Project Team won the first prize at University Broadcasting Contest organized by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). The film was created from the movies shot in the span of 3 years at several locations such as Wakayama, Akita and Nevada in US to cover the Science Club students of Toin Gakuen High-School in Wakayama of their desperate efforts to develop their CanSat and to win at the honorable CanSat Koshien in 2008, the annual performance competition of high-school students' developed CanSat.

Wakayama University CREA Broadcasting Project Team(YouTube)

A Report from The 9th UNISEC Workshop held in Kagawa on December 11-12 is now available at below link. (Japanese only)

The 9th UNISEC Workshop Report

A New Year Message from Mr. Takeo TOKIWA, who has been newly-appointed as Administrative Manager of UNISEC as of October 1, 2010. "I look forward to continuing progress of UNISEC and UNISEC members in the New Year 2011."