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Japanese satellite "Tsubame" became the champion of the Guinness Book of Records
A Japanese satellite called Tsubame set a record for the lowest flight orbit. For this, he was included in the Guinness Book of Records.
For seven days, the spacecraft was in orbit at 167.4 km, a record altitude for all existing satellites. This was reported by Hi-Tech, citing a message from the website of the Japanese space agency JAXA.
The record flight took place during the implementation of the main mission, which lasted from December 23, 2017 to October 1, 2019. At first, the height of the main orbit was 271.5 km, and by the end of the flight it dropped to a record high of 167.4 km. At the last altitude, the satellite spent about a week.
The main objective of the mission was to test the possibility of finding satellites in ultra-low orbits. The device had to confirm its flight with high-quality images of the Earth. And this, despite the fact that the atmosphere creates resistance a thousand times more than in high orbits, and the presence of atomic oxygen leads to the destruction of the apparatus.
The design of the Tsubame satellite was developed taking into account the protection of the device from rapid destruction. For this, oxygen materials were used. And to maintain the necessary height helped the ion engine.
As you know, the Chinese company F-Eye UAV Technology in collaboration with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics conducted flight tests unmanned vehicle FY-36 equipped with a methanol fuel cell. As part of the tests, the drone managed to perform a 12-hour flight.
For seven days, the spacecraft was in orbit at 167.4 km, a record altitude for all existing satellites. This was reported by Hi-Tech, citing a message from the website of the Japanese space agency JAXA.
The record flight took place during the implementation of the main mission, which lasted from December 23, 2017 to October 1, 2019. At first, the height of the main orbit was 271.5 km, and by the end of the flight it dropped to a record high of 167.4 km. At the last altitude, the satellite spent about a week.
The main objective of the mission was to test the possibility of finding satellites in ultra-low orbits. The device had to confirm its flight with high-quality images of the Earth. And this, despite the fact that the atmosphere creates resistance a thousand times more than in high orbits, and the presence of atomic oxygen leads to the destruction of the apparatus.
The design of the Tsubame satellite was developed taking into account the protection of the device from rapid destruction. For this, oxygen materials were used. And to maintain the necessary height helped the ion engine.
As you know, the Chinese company F-Eye UAV Technology in collaboration with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics conducted flight tests unmanned vehicle FY-36 equipped with a methanol fuel cell. As part of the tests, the drone managed to perform a 12-hour flight.