RSP-01, nicknamed Selfie-sh was a
nanosatellite developed by Ryman Sat Project. RSP-01 launched from
Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and approximately north-northeast of Norfolk. The facility is operated by the Goddard ...
on board a
Cygnus spacecraft on 20 February 2021.
The satellite decayed from orbit on 10 June 2022.
Overview
RSP-01 was Ryman Sat Project's second satellite. It was a 1U
CubeSat weighing around 1.3 kg, and was equipped with an arm that could extend up to 10 cm. The CubeSat had three
transceivers.
The on board computer used
Arduino and
Raspberry Pi.
The project began in 2017, and development was completed by 2020. Part of the development cost was covered by a
crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crow ...
campaign in 2019.
The RSP-01 project was led by Ryuichi Mitsui and Shuichi Ito.
Mission
RSP-01's main mission was to extend an arm carrying a camera, and photograph RSP-01 with the
Earth in the background, taking
selfies.
The arm had a
pantograph design to allow contraction after being extended.
Additionally, RSP-01 conducted image recognition by
machine learning, and also had a chat function.
The CubeSat used its
reaction wheel
A reaction wheel (RW) is used primarily by spacecraft for three-axis attitude control, and does not require rockets or external applicators of torque. They provide a high pointing accuracy, and are particularly useful when the spacecraft must be ...
to demonstrate
attitude control.
See also
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Space selfie
A space selfie is a selfie (self-portrait photograph typically posted on social media sites) that is taken in outer space. This include selfies taken by astronauts (also known as astronaut selfies), machines (also known as space robot selfies and ...
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OPUSAT-II
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STARS-EC
STARS-EC (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite Elevator of CubeSat, COSPAR 1998-067SE, SATCAT 47928) was a nanosatellite developed by Shizuoka University, for the purpose of demonstrating space elevator tether technology. It was a 3U-size Cu ...
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WARP-01
WARP-01, nicknamed Nichirin, was a 1U-sized CubeSat developed and operated by Warpspace, a newspace company based in Tsukuba, Japan. It was launched on 20 February 2021 on board a Cygnus cargo spacecraft, and deployed from the International ...
References
External links
Official project site
{{Orbital launches in 2021
Satellites of Japan
2021 in Japan
Spacecraft launched in 2021