STARS
Mission information
- Name
- STARS
- Alternate Names
- KUKAI: Mother (Parents) JR5YBN, Daughter (Child) JR5YBO
- Satellite ID
- RCSI-2248-9538-7513-4618
- NORAD ID
- 33498
- Website
- http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/stars_kukai.html
- Country of Origin
-
Japan
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit
Reception
Image
Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2009-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Deploy Date
- 2009-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
Description
STARS (= Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite) is part of a pair of satellites built by Kagawa university. The two satellites are tethered with synthetic fibre, and a camera is built into the smaller unit used to photograph the unit in space. The purpose is to demonstrate the potential for external surveying of a space station.
It's only Daughter (Child) JR5YBO alive.
SatNOGS Links
CW (JR5YBO)
- Type
- Transmitter
- Service
- Amateur
- Downlink Mode
- CW
- Downlink Frequency
- 437275000.0
- Downlink Drift
- 437.273 MHz (-2000 Hz or -4574 ppb)
- IARU Coordination
- IARU Coordinated
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
| Observer | Latest Data |
|---|---|
| berlin_ma_sat-FN42ej | 2026-10-22 18:26:32 UTC |
| GS ChNord VHF/UHF-JO10kq | 2026-10-22 13:39:25 UTC |
| SP912069-KN09ip | 2026-10-22 12:01:59 UTC |
| VU2JEK_Nitin-MK83sd | 2026-10-22 08:39:51 UTC |
| KC1OCA UC-4364-531R (UHF)-FN32uc | 2026-10-22 07:38:46 UTC |
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30
days.
Decoder: STARS Telemetry
- Script Name
- stars
- Decoder Fields
- Click here
Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Space-Track.org
- TLE Updated
- 2026-10-22 19:25:11 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 33498U 09002G 26295.62541461 .00004621 00000-0 41177-3 0 9997
2 33498 98.1694 248.2931 0010151 105.5688 254.6654 14.96511835957530