Official name ASTERISC
Alternative name Asutarisuku
Cospar ID 2021-102A
Norad ID 49395
Launch date 2021-11-09
Launch site KSCUT
Launch vehicle Epsilon (2) CLPS
Country/Organization Japan
Type application Technology
Operator Chiba Institute of Technology
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2025-01-25
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 4
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors Chiba Institute of Technology
Propulsion ?
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

ASTERISC is a 3U CubeSat mission by the Chiba Institute of Technology equipped with a large membrane-like dust sensor, which will be used for the observation and study of orbital dust.

It was launched on 9 November 2021 on an Epsilon (2) CLPS rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ASTERISC 2021-102A 2021-11-09 KSCUT Epsilon (2) CLPS with RAISE 2, Hibari, Z-Sat, DRUMS, TeikyoSat 4, NanoDragon, KOSEN 1, ARICA