Chiba Institute of Technology CubeSat Program

Let's StartEngineeringtoward Space !

CubeSats designed, built and operated by students
Designs and operation data are open

Satellites Open data About GARDENs

Illustration of YOMOGI and Yomogi-tan being deployed from the ISS — Yomogi-tan / Deployment / Illustration: Niwa Circle

Satellites

Meet the 6 GARDENs CubeSats!

No.1

mugwort

YOMOGI

Mission endedCALL JS1YMX

No.2

oak

KASHIWA

Mission endedCALL JS1YMX

No.3

cherry blossom

SAKURA

Mission endedCALL JS1YNI

No.4

peony

BOTAN

Mission endedCALL JS1YPT

No.5

maple

MOMIJI

Awaiting launchCALL JS1YUN

No.6

iris

AYAME

In development

News

The latest from GARDENs!

2026.09.04PRESSMOMIJINarashino Keizai Shimbun covers MOMIJI
2026.09.04PRESSMOMIJIYomiuri Shimbun covers MOMIJI
2026.09.01SITEWebsite renewed
2026.08.27PRESSMOMIJIPress release published on PR TIMES
2026.08.26NEWSMOMIJIMOMIJI handed over to JAXA
2026.03.03NEWSBOTANBOTAN re-entered the atmosphere

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Tools

Browser tools for receiving our satellites!

Pass predictionPass predictor

Computes visible passes (time, elevation, azimuth) from a TLE and your location

CW decoderCW Decoder

Converts CW beacons into satellite status

TelemetryGMSK HK Analyzer

Tables and charts from YOMOGI GMSK HK logs

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About

Growing Advanced and Refined space Development ENgineers in succession and under the satellite
A program where students build CubeSats and operate them in space!

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Help us receive our satellites!

APRS on VHF 145.825 MHz, CW and GMSK on UHF 437.375 MHz. We issue QSL cards for reception reports

For radio amateurs

Solar System

Introducing the current positions of spacecraft carrying hardware developed by PERC, Chiba Institute of Technology!

2026-10-21: source JPL Horizons

Hayabusa2Small carry-on impactor, deployable camera, laser altimeter, optical navigation camera
BepiColomboMercury Dust Monitor MDM (on Mio)
MMXLaser altimeter LIDAR, dust counter CMDM
JUICEGanymede Laser Altimeter GALA