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
- Downlink Drift
- 437.273 MHz (-2000 Hz or -4574 ppb)
- IARU Coordination
- IARU Coordinated
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
| Observer | Latest Data |
|---|---|
| PE0SAT-21-JO21mr | 2026-09-16 14:14:23 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
- 2026-09-17 03:21:13 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 33498U 09002G 26259.31577134 .00002804 00000-0 25364-3 0 9990
2 33498 98.1628 210.4137 0007166 224.0040 136.0611 14.96292244952101