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
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
STARS
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.

CW (JR5YBO)
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
437.275 MHz
Downlink Drifted
437.273 MHz
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
UX5UL-KO50ei 2025-07-22 22:32:01 UTC
EuroSpaceHub-UCM-IM89jn 2025-07-22 13:56:51 UTC
GS ChNord UHF-JO10kq 2025-07-22 12:27:07 UTC
M0GLU-IO91vc 2025-07-22 12:27:07 UTC
GAO UHF-JN87hg 2025-07-22 10:54:35 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
Celestrak (active)
TLE Updated
2025-07-22 18:57:32 UTC
TLE Set
1 33498U 09002G   25203.37520374  .00002892  00000+0  29043-3 0  9992
2 33498 98.1236 133.8477 0009127 167.7190 192.4252 14.92094180889234
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History