Niwaka
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Niwaka or FITSAT-1 is a 1U CubeSat satellite deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 4 October 2012. The Niwaka satellite includes high power LEDs which are driven by 200 watts pulses, allowing Morse code style communication from the sky to the ground. FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) communicates with ground by means of 5.8 GHz high-speed transmitter. It also has a 437 MHz beacon and transmitter with data rate 1200 bit/s for telemetry downlink.
2012-07-21T00:00:00Z
2012-07-21T00:00:00Z
rocket launch
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Collection of CubeSats
CubeSats deployed to orbit from the International Space Station| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Collection of CubeSats | Commons | ||
| commons | image | CubeSats deployed to orbit from the International Space Station | Commons | ||
