CIT-GARDENsChiba Institute of Technology CubeSat Program
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GARDENs No.4 4th cohort

BOTANpeony

Botan-tan
STATUS
Mission ended
CALLSIGN
JS1YPT
VHF
145.825 MHz
UHF
437.375 MHz
LAST EVENT
Mission ended 2026.03.03

Specs

Specs

Specs of BOTAN

Item Value
Size 1U CubeSat
Bus BIRDS-derived bus
Callsign JS1YPT
Payload Camera / gyro / current sensors / CIGS solar cells / status LEDs
Camera controller Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, field of view 63° × 51°
Gyro MCU Arduino R4 compatible board
APRS TNC TinyTrak4
CIGS cells Provided by Idemitsu Kosan, +Z panel
Status LEDs 4 on the −Z panel
Development start April 2023
Handover 2025-02-28
Launch 2025-09-16, Falcon 9 / Cygnus NG-23
Deployment 2025-10-10, from the ISS
Transmissions stopped 2026-02-27
Re-entry 2026-03-03
NORAD ID 65942

Bus configuration

Board Description
OBC Micro Orbiter 1 derived board
FAB BIRDS-5 derived board
MB Mission board
RAB Carries the gyro, gyro MCU and camera
BPB Backplane, carries the current sensors
+Z panel Carries the CIGS solar cells
−Z panel Carries the status LEDs
Main structure, side panels Common design with YOMOGI

Environmental tests

Test Result
Vibration First resonance above 30 Hz on each axis, shift within 10% before and after
Thermal vacuum Functional tests of all missions
Antenna deployment, 20 times Deployment rate 100%, within 20 s
Hot antenna deployment 24 s
Cold antenna deployment −35 ℃
Deployment force 0.56 kgf, creep test load 1.96 kgf
Deployment and RF Test Deployed at 31 min 22 s, CW transmission at 31 min 15 s
7-day battery measurement Voltage change 0.11 V, 2.61%
Permanent magnet +Z face S pole, −Z face N pole