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"UNITEC-1" launch date set!(2010/3/4)

The launch time and day of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17 (H-IIA F17) has been set for 6:44:14 a.m. on May 18.
UNITEC-1 will be carried by the H-IIA with the Venus Climate Orbiter "AKATSUKI," the Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator "IKAROS," and three other nano-satellites of Waseda Univ, Soka Univ and Kagoshima Univ.

Launch Day of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17(source:JAXA)

All test ended safely！(2010/2/25)

UNITEC-1 cleared all test from February 18th. Damage is not in the structure. And either the electron system works well. The main test ended everything.

It carries for JAXA In Osaka from ISAS on March 1, and the satellite baking is done on March 2 and 3. Afterwards, it returns to The University of Tokyo again on the fourth, and the last brush up is executed.

Completion of FM of Unitec-1！(2010/2/18)

Flight Model of UNITEC-1 was finally completed on February 18th 7:00AM.

"The message for UNITEC-1" site is open！(2010/2/16)

The message for UNITEC-1 site is open.
Message is first-come-first-served basis. And closes arriving before 23:59:59, March 7, 2010 in Japan Standard Time.
If you want, hurry up!
The deadline has been extended! (postscript on March 3)

The message for UNITEC-1(in Japanese.)

UNITEC-1 GSN(Ground Station Network) Meeting(2009/11/28)

UNITEC-1 GSN Meeting was held on Nov 28 in UNISEC Workshop.
And activity report of UNITEC-1 was done in that Workshop.

Please see from the following links the report done in the UNISEC Workshop.(in Japanese)
Satellite of riding together to Venus"UNITEC-1"
GSN project for UNITEC-1 support
The future of UOBC competition

UNITEC-1 CDR(2009/11/04)

UNITEC-1 CDR was done in The University of Tokyo on November 3.
More than 30 people participated from Hokkaido to Kyushu, and it was discussed aiming at next year's launch.

EM vibration test(in Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute)(2009/10/09)

EM assembly(in Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute)(2009/10/05～08)

Tablesat EM completion(Electric examination. in Tokyo Univ, of Science)(2009/09/28～10/02)

STM vibration test(in Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute)(2009/09/16～18)

EM fit check(in Uematsu Electric Co,.Ltd)(2009/09/14～15)

EM fit check(in Aichi Univ, of Technology)(2009/09/07～12)

Unitec-1 Qualification Round: Six Groups Selected(2009/08/17)

The OBCs for UNITEC-1 satellite were selected on Aug 13 at Kyushuu Institute of Technology. Winners: Tokyo University of Science, Hokkaido Inst. of Tech., Kouchi Inst. of Tech, Tohoku Univ., the University of Electro-Communications, and Keio Univ. The six universities also won AXELSPACE Award (50,000 Yen).