From Japan Today on June 3, 2010
One of 3 missing mini satellites detected
KAGOSHIMA —
A team led by Kagoshima University has reestablished contact with one of three mini satellites that have gone missing since their launch last month on an H-2A rocket, it said Wednesday. Professor Masanori Nishio, who leads the team, said it received radio signals from its KSAT satellite, dubbed Hayato, 17 times from about 9 p.m. Tuesday to 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, after losing contact with it after the May 21 launch.
A total of four mini satellites developed by university-led teams were launched into space on the H-2A, along with the Venus probe Akatsuki and a ‘‘space yacht’’ Ikaros, as part of experiments in the country’s space development program. Designed for pilot observations of vapor distribution in the air to help forecast local downpours, the Hayato ‘‘is working normally and managed to prove local technological competence,’’ Nishio, 55, said referring to the team that includes engineers from local businesses.
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