HIT-SATのフライトモデルの開発と軌道上実験  [in Japanese] Experiment on flight model of HIT-SAT on development and orbit  [in Japanese]

For earth observation thorough hyper-spectral camera, a small satellite "Hokkaido Satellite : TAIKI" has been designed in Hokkaido. To demonstrate the performance of the bus system, a cube-sat "HIT-SAT" was developed as a scale model of the Hokkaido Satellite This paper describes the development and results of launch and operation. The HIT-SAT is 2.7kg and 12cm cubed. The bus system of the satellite consists of five subsystem; power generation system, structure system, data handling system, communication system and attitude control system. The HIT-SAT was launched successfully on Sep. 23, 2006 (JST) as a sub-payload of M-V-7. The CW telemetry has been copied around the world by many radio amateurs.