HIT-SATの追跡管制運用システムに関する研究  [in Japanese] Research on tracking control operation system of "HIT-SAT"  [in Japanese]

HIT-SAT was launched as a sub-payload of the M-V-7 rocket on September 23, 2006. The orbit of HIT-SAT is the elliptic one with 98 deg inclination. Altitude at apogee is 648km and perigee 279km.The satellite is operated by the ground station set up by Hokkaido Institute of Technology. The mission of HIT-SAT is to demonstrate the commercial-off-the-shelf component on the orbit. HIT-SAT is an amateur satellite where the amateur radio machine was installed. Operation is being done well on the orbit as for HIT-SAT now. This paper describes the system of the ground control station of HIT-SAT.