HORYU-2
Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech)
First spacecraft in the world to demonstrate 300V photovoltaic power generation in orbit.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- Nanosatellite, 350x310x315 mm
- Mass
- 7.1 kg
- Payload
- 300V high-voltage deployable solar array; electrostatic discharge (ESD) experiment; onboard camera
- Launch
- H-IIA, 17 May 2012 (secondary payload with GCOM-W1/Shizuku)
- Significance
- World's first spacecraft to generate 300V photovoltaic power in orbit
About
HORYU-2 is a nanosatellite developed by Kyushu Institute of Technology’s spacecraft-environment research group under Prof. Mengu Cho, launched May 17, 2012 as a secondary payload with GCOM-W1 (Shizuku). It became the first spacecraft in the world to achieve 300V photovoltaic power generation in low Earth orbit, using deployable solar arrays specifically designed to test high-voltage generation and electrostatic discharge (ESD) phenomena. The mission carried an onboard camera and served as an educational platform for Kyutech’s spacecraft-environment interaction engineering program, providing data directly relevant to the design of future high-power spacecraft that must manage severe spacecraft charging and arcing risks.
Documentation
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