DATE2025.03.03 #Press Releases

Satellite Project by Seven Domestic Organizations Selected for JAXA's Open Call for Nano-Satellite Missions

Summary

A joint research group of Kanazawa University, Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has submitted a proposal for a nano-satellite project to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for a public call for nano-satellite missions, which has been accepted.

The adopted satellite project, "Elucidation of Long-Range Propagation Mechanism of Plasma Waves for Three-Dimensional Measurement of Space Weather and Active Radiation Belt Control," aims to elucidate the mechanism of the transmission of natural electromagnetic waves that cause space environment fluctuations over a wide area of space through nano-satellite observations, and contribute to safe future space utilization through the understanding of space environment fluctuations. The development of this project will be carried out in collaboration with Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, aiming to complete the development in early 2027. This satellite project will be the second satellite of the Kanazawa University Satellite 2 following the X-ray Explosive Object Observation and Monitoring Satellite "KOYOH" (Kanazawa University Satellite 1), which was successfully launched in 2023.

Outline of the adopted proposal
Title: Program for Expansion of Transportation and Nano-Satellite Missions by Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
Title: Elucidation of Long-Range Propagation Mechanism of Plasma Waves for Three-Dimensional Measurement of Space Weather and Active Control of Radiation Bands
Elucidation of long-range propagation mechanism of plasma waves for three-dimensional measurement of space weather and active control of radiation belts
Principal Investigator: Shoya Matsuda (Associate Professor, Department of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering, Kanazawa University)
Research period: February 28, 2007 - March 31, 2027
Participating Institutions: Kanazawa University, Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Related information: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency-SMASH (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency-SMASH)
https://aerospacebiz.jaxa.jp/jaxa-smash/call-for-mission2/

Figure: Imaginary flight of the satellite to be developed in this research (© Kanazawa University)

Associate Professor Satoshi Kasahara of the Department of Earth and Planetary Science is participating in this research.

Related links: Kanazawa University, Tohoku University, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)