Nano-JASMINE

The Nano-JASMINE
Nano-
Nano-Japan Astrometry
Japan
Names Satellite Mission for Infrared
Exploration

Mission type Astrometric observatory

Operator NAOJ
www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Website
/nanojasmine/Index_e.htm
Mission duration Planned: 2 years

Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer NAOJ / ISSL
Launch mass 35 kg (77 lb)[1]
50.8 × 50.8 × 51.2 cm
Dimensions
(20.0 × 20.0 × 20.2 in)[1]

Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude 800 km (500 mi)
Apogee altitude 800 km (500 mi)
Epoch Planned[1]
 Main telescope
Type Ritchey–Chrétien[1]
Diameter 5.25 cm (2.07 in)[2]
Focal length 167 cm (66 in)[2]
Wavelengths 600–1000 nm[2]

JASMINE program
(Small-)JASMINE →

Astrometry Satellite Mission for Infrared Exploration

(Nano-JASMINE) is an astrometric microsatellite developed
by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, with
contributions by the University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space
Systems Laboratory. As of 2015, the satellite was planned for
launch together with CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanets
Satellite)[3][4] in 2019.[5] However, this launch took place (in
December 2019) without Nano-JASMINE as one of the three
piggyback payloads. Some sources name 2021 as the
launch year of the satellite.[6]

Contents
1 Spacecraft
2 Overview
3 References
4 External links
Spacecraft
Nano-JASMINE is a microsatellite measuring 50.8 by 50.8 by
51.2 centimetres (20.0 by 20.0 by 20.2 in) and weighing
approximately 35 kilograms (77 lb).[1] It carries a small, 5.25-
centimetre (2.07 in) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope that will
make observations in the infrared spectrum, allowing for
easier observation toward the centre of the Milky Way.[2] Its
exterior is covered with GaAs solar cells providing
approximately 20 watts of power.[1] Due to limited
bandwidth, Nano-JASMINE will employ a Star Image
Extractor (SIE) for onboard raw image processing that will
extract and transmit only specific object data.[7]

Overview
Nano-JASMINE is Japan's first and the world's third
astrometric survey spacecraft, following Hipparcos (1989)
and Gaia (2013), both launched by the European Space
Agency (ESA). It is the pathfinder in a planned series of three
spacecraft of increasing size and capability; the second is
JASMINE (originally and officially still called "Small-
JASMINE") with a 30-centimetre (12 in) telescope, and the
third with an 80-centimetre (31 in) telescope.[8][9]

The spacecraft is designed to have an astrometric accuracy

(2–3 mas for stars brighter than 7.5 magnitude) comparable
to Hipparcos (1 mas). Nano-JASMINE should be able to
detect approximately four times the number of stars as
Hipparcos. Given the time difference between these
missions, combining the data sets of Nano-JASMINE and
Hipparcos will constrain the positions of stars whose current
positions are poorly known owing to uncertainty in their
motion since being measured by Hipparcos, and should
provide an order-of-magnitude increase in the accuracy of
proper motion measurements (approximately 0.1 mas/year;
0.2 mas/year for stars brighter than 9 magnitude).[2]

Nano-JASMINE had been scheduled for launch aboard a

Tsyklon-4 rocket from the Brazilian Space Agency's
Alcântara Launch Center (CLA). The launch was originally
contracted for August 2011,[10] but was delayed to the
November 2013 to March 2014 time frame.[2][8] Various
issues have held back its launch, first due to delays in both
the construction of the launch site and development of the
launch vehicle, and later due to Brazil backing out of the
Tsyklon-4 partnership with Ukraine leading to the rocket's
indefinite hold.[11][12] In March 2015, talks to arrange a flight
for Nano-JASMINE began between NAOJ and ESA.[3] It was
to be launched as a piggyback payload with CHEOPS on a
Soyuz rocket[4][13] in 2019.[5][14] As of late 2020, the launch
of Nano-JASMINE is foreseen in 2021.

Nano-JASMINE is to be succeeded by a larger spacecraft,

JASMINE (formerly "Small-JASMINE") , which is planned to
be launched in 2024 by an Epsilon rocket.[15]

References
1. ^ a b c d e f "Nano-JASMINE". eoPortal. European Space
Agency. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
2. ^ a b c d e f Yamada, Yoshiyuki; Fujita, Sho; Gouda,
Naoteru; et al. (February 2013). "Scientific goals of
Nano-JASMINE". Advancing the Physics of Cosmic
Distances, Proceedings of the International
Astronomical Union. 289: 429–432.
Bibcode:2013IAUS..289..429Y.
doi:10.1017/S1743921312021886.
3. ^ a b Gouda, N. (15 September 2015). ⼩型JASMINE計
画 (PDF). GOPIRA Symposium 2015. 14–16 September
2015. Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. (in Japanese). Group of
Optical and Infrared Astronomers. Retrieved 2 April
2017.
4. ^ a b Yamada, Yoshiyuki (2015). Gaia validation by
Nano-JASMINE data (PDF). GENIUS Mid Term Review
Meeting. 20 November 2015. Leiden, the Netherlands.
Retrieved 2 April 2017.
5. ^ a b "Exoplanet mission launch slot announced". ESA.
23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
6. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/JASMINE
7. Yamauchi, M.; Gouda, N.; Kobayashi, Y.; et al. (July
2008). "A Star Image Extractor for the Nano-JASMINE
 satellite". A Giant Step: From Milli- to Micro-arcsecond
Astrometry, Proceedings of the International
Astronomical Union. 248: 294–295.
Bibcode:2008IAUS..248..294Y.
doi:10.1017/S1743921308019388.
8. ^ a b Gouda, N.; et al. (29 August 2012). Present status
of JASMINE projects (PDF). 28th International
Astronomical Union General Assembly. 20–31 August
2012. Beijing, China.
9. "JASMINE mission" (PDF). Group of Optical and
Infrared Astronomers. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
10. "Nano-JASMINE Launch Contract". University of
Tokyo. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
11. Krebs, Gunter (28 February 2017). "Nano-JASMINE".
Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
12. de Selding, Peter B. (16 April 2015). "Brazil Pulling Out
of Ukrainian Cyclone-4 Launcher Project". Space News.
Retrieved 9 April 2016.
13. Bauer, Markus (11 July 2014). "CHEOPS exoplanet
mission meets key milestones en route to 2017 launch".
European Space Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
14. "Ready for testing electromagnetic compatibility".
CHEOPS. University of Berne. 14 February 2017.
Retrieved 1 April 2017.
15. "| Small-JASMINE | (about link) |". www.jasmine-
galaxy.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
External links
JASMINE project website at JASMINE-Galaxy.org
Nano-JASMINE website by the University of Tokyo

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