Mission type | Technology demonstration |
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Operator | Ryman Sat Project |
Website | www |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 20 February 2021, 17:36:50 UTC |
Rocket | Antares 230+ |
Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
Deployed from | ISS Kibō Delivered by Cygnus NG-15 |
Deployment date | 14 March 2021 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6° |
RSP-01, nicknamed Selfie-sh is a nanosatellite developed by Ryman Sat Project. RSP-01 is scheduled to launch from Wallops Flight Facility on board a Cygnus spacecraft in 20 February 2021.[1][2]
RSP-01 is Ryman Sat Project's second satellite. It is a 1U CubeSat weighing around 1.3 kg, and is equipped with an arm that can extend up to 10 cm.[3] The CubeSat has three transceivers.[2] The on board computer uses Arduino and Raspberry Pi.[4]
The project began in 2017, and development was completed by 2020.[5][6] Part of the development cost was covered by a crowdfunding campaign in 2019.[7][8] The RSP-01 project is led by Ryuichi Mitsui and Shuichi Ito.[4]
RSP-01's main mission is to extend an arm carrying a camera, and photograph RSP-01 with the Earth in the background, taking selfies.[4][8] The arm has a pantograph design to allow contraction after being extended.[2]
Additionally, RSP-01 will conduct image recognition by machine learning, and also has a chat function.[2][8] The CubeSat will use its reaction wheel to demonstrate attitude control.[2]