KiboCube | A JAXA & United Nations Mission

What Is KiboCube?

KiboCube is a joint collaboration between JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Eploration Agency) & UNOOSA (United Nations Office For Outer Space Affairs) to deploy CubeSats from Japanese Experiment Module from ISS( International Space Station).

Kibo on ISS

What are CubeSats?

CubeSats are miniaturized or compressed satellites which are used for space research.

• They are put into orbit by deploying from International space station or by launching as a secondary payload from a launch vehicle.
• Their mass is usually less than 1.3 kg or 2.9 lb per unit & they lie in the range of picosatellites.
• Like larger satellites they perform multiple operations like power management, attitude control, payload operation and many more.

What is Kibo?

Kibo is a nickname given to the Japanese Experiment Module for International Space Station developed by JAXA.

Major elements of Kibo are:

• Pressurized module.
• Exposed facility.
• Japanese experiment module remote manipulator system (JEMRMS).
•  Inter-orbit communication system (ICS).
• Experiment logistics module.

Aim of KiboCube

• KiboCube was launched in 2015 to help educational and training institutes from developing countries of the United Nations membership in deploying their satellites which are developed and created by them.
• It also contributes to the UN sustainable development goals.

Every year teams are selected from different countries on various aspects for launching their CubeSats.

Selection of fourth round:

Name of satellite	TUMnanoSAT
Name of organization/country	National center of space technologies, Technical University of Moldova
Mission Overview	Technology demonstration and capacity building(nano/micro wire sensor,magnetometer, micro-gyroscope, sun sensor, communication protocol, power source)
Size	1 U
Deployment from Kibo	Expected in JFY 2020

For the 5th round of KiboCube from 26th March- September 30th 2019, you can follow the procedure given below to apply for the 5th round:

• Announcement https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KxR6UsJgNMteYdMfXE6RTwiBs4Q7w3Ll
• Mission Application Template(word) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CjgDDRwoZFFTPPcabD4sHz3EiFmDUTki
• Payload Handbook https://drive.google.com/file/d/16xu7fABtzVRivw1L8i3uTKF6HU5yMXtv/view?usp=sharing
• Guidance on space object registration and frequency management https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l2PYnNOR802JrjJnLja6QYD_9v3PE9eA/view?usp=sharing
• Design Specification https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qV9fXL4NvP0FwhSxAsDFRszqINeJ4vsZ/view?usp=sharing
• Presentation by the japanese delegation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H7GAEXq1T6zszrIg5vfM8Pt0QT-kMKNu/view?usp=sharing

The documents comprising of CubeSat mission & letter of endorsement from head of applying entity should be sent to unoosa-hstikibocube@un.org before 30 September 2019 at 23:59 CET. 
E-mail must consist of:

• Scanned copies of letter of endorsement and cover page of CubeSat mission application as pdf file.
• Entire document of CubeSat mission application in pdf and word document.
• Entire size of email must be less than 10 MB.

After this procedure both the organizations will evaluate each application and then the results will be announced.
NOTE- This all information provided regarding application procedure belongs to UNOOSA & JAXA, for more info visit their official handles.

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