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Table 2 System specifications

From: Exploration of energization and radiation in geospace (ERG): challenges, development, and operation of satellite systems

Items

Specifications

S/C bus

Small, flexible standardized scientific satellite bus

Mass

Approx. 355 kg (wet)

Bus module: 244 kg (wet)/219 kg (dry)

Mission module: 111 kg

Power

More than 700 W with four solar-array panels

35 Ah lithium-ion battery

Size

Launch configuration: 1.5 × 1.5 × H2.7 m

After deployment: 31.2 × 31.3 x H2.7 m

Attitude

Spin-stabilized

Accuracy of the determination of the spin axis: less than 0.5° with the SSC

Communication

S-band

4 k/64 k/0.5 M/1 Mbps (downlink)

4 k/256 kbps (uplink)

Orbit

Highly elliptical orbit that varies due to the perturbation force

Altitude of perigee: approximately 340–440 km

Altitude of apogee: approximately 32,200–32,300 km

Inclination: approximately 31°

RCS

Four 4 N Hydrazine thrusters