Official name ITF 1
Alternative name Yui (IFT-1)
Cospar ID 2014-009B
Norad ID 39573
Launch date 2014-02-27
Launch site TNSTA
Launch vehicle H-2A-202
Country/Organization Japan
Type application Technology
Operator University of Tsukuba
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2014-06-29
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors University of Tsukuba
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

ITF 1 (Imagine The Future 1) or Yui is a 1U Cubesat built by students of the University of Tsukuba.

It features a 435 MHz beacon, which sends telemetry by a Morse Code audio tone on an FM transmitter running 300 milliwatts output. It should be possible to receive it using simple equipment such as a handheld transceiver or scanner. Telemetry information will be first compressed into binary data and then cut into 5 bits and converted into 10 ? 15 Morse codes.

The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ITF 1 2014-009B 2014-02-27 TNSTA H-2A-202 with GPM-Core, STARS 2, ShindaiSat, TeikyoSat 3, KSAT 2, OPUSAT, INVADER