Concept design of HAYATE : Small satellite for supporting Antarctic geophysical observation

• Main Authors: Yoshihara,Keisuke, Sugiura,Yoshiki, Sekiguchi,Masato, Ui,Kyoichi, Tsurumi,Singo, Nakaya,Koji, Mori,Makoto, Matsunaga,Saburo, Ohkami ,Yoshiaki
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/Department of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology/National Space Development Agency of Japan 1999
• Subjects: small satellite; concept design; store and forward; Antarctic observation; unmanned probe; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Syowa Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar geoscience
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=3055; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00003055/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=3055&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

This paper presents the results of conceptual design of a small communication satellite (HAYATE) for supporting research in Antarctica and remote islands. The HAY ATE satellite collects environmental data from unmanned probes located on the Antarctic ice plate and also transmits data from Syowa Station in Antarctica to Japan and the United States. Through the satellite mission analyses, we confirmed that the HAYATE satellite would be able to gather data for GPS baseline analysis and to observe environmental changes over a wide area. Moreover, we analyzed heat, power, attitude control, and vibrations of the satellite, and defined the performance requirements for the satellite system.