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Mitsubishi Electric develops technology for 3D printing of satellite antennas in the vacuum of outer space
Mitsubishi Electric has developed an on-orbit additive-manufacturing technology that uses photosensitive resin and solar ultraviolet light for the 3D printing of satellite antennas in the vacuum of outer space. Spacecraft antenna designs are challenging due to their conflicting requirements for high gain, wide bandwidth, and low weight. High gain and wide bandwidth necessarily require a…
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Mitsubishi Electric Completes Initial Verifications of QZS-1R Satellite which support society with centimeter-level high-precision positioning
Mitsubishi Electric has completed initial verification of the functions and performance of equipment aboard the QZS-1R satellite, which the company built and delivered to the Cabinet Office of Japan. The satellite is now in quasi-zenith orbit as the successor to the original Michibiki Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS-1). With Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Services also having completed testing…
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Mitsubishi Electric Develops World’s Smallest Antenna Prototype for High-precision Satellite-based Positioning in Four Frequency Bands
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a prototype of the world’s smallest antenna for high-precision satellite-based positioning in four frequency bands used by the world’s main satellite-positioning systems and positioning-augmentation services. The antenna’s two folded linear elements are wired three dimensionally and symmetrically on each of four molded-resin layers, which are perpendicular to the module’s horizontal surface.…
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Japanese Satellite Launched to Demonstrate World’s First Attempt to Remove Space Debris
Tokyo based startup Astroscale confirmed the successful launch of its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission. The successful launch marks the start of the world’s first commercial mission to prove the core technologies necessary for space debris docking and removal. ELSA-d, which consists of two satellites stacked together — a servicer designed to safely…
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to test new solid-state lithium-ion battery in space
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Hitachi Zosen plan to send an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery to the International Space Station later this year to test technology that may power next generation satellites and interplanetary probes. Conventional lithium-ion batteries require an additional device that controls temperature and need to be installed inside a satellite to…
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UNESCO World Heritage Daigoji temple plans to launch a satellite-sized temple into outer space in 2023
The UNESCO World Heritage Daigoji temple in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, announced today its ambitious plans to launch a satellite-sized temple into outer space sometime in 2023. Terra Space , a Kyoto-based firm it established in February last year, is developing the space temple that will be installed a box-shaped satellite measuring 20 centimeters long, 30…
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Sony Announces High-Precision GNSS Receiver LSIs for IoT and Wearable Devices
Sony announced today the upcoming release of high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver LSIs for use in IoT and wearable devices. The new Sony LSIs support not only the conventional L1 band reception, but also L5 band reception, which is currently being expanded across GNSS constellations, thereby making them capable of dual-band positioning. Sony’s…
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Mitsubishi Electric Chosen as Prime Contractor of the New Satellite for Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2
Mitsubishi Electric has been designated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as the prime contractor of the new satellite for Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2. Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 is a part of a Japanese government program aiming for the stable supply of core components to the nation’s space program. The purpose of the new…
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Researchers in Japan use Turtles for the First Time in the World for Forecasting Sea Temperatures
A Japanese research group has developed a method that increases the accuracy of predicting long-term seawater temperatures by collecting data with the help of turtles. Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology with permission installed sea temperature sensors on five turtles, which went ashore in Indonesia to lay eggs.The sensors can measure…
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Mitsubishi Electric Field Testing World’s First Autonomous Driving System Using CLAS from Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
Mitsubishi Electric announced today that it began field testing the world’s first autonomous driving technology on highways to use a centimeter-level augmentation service (CLAS) broadcast from the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) on September 19. CLAS is a positioning-augmentation service for high-precision positioning, distributed free of charge in Japan from the QZSS, which operates under the…
