Official name RSAT
Alternative name Okina
Cospar ID 2007-039B
Norad ID 32055
Launch date 2007-09-14
Launch site TNSTA
Launch vehicle H-2A-2022
Country/Organization Japan
Type application Lunar Orbiter, relay
Operator JAXA (ex NASDA)
RCS size UNKNOWN
Decay date 2009-02-12
Shape Hex Cyl + 1 Arm
Mass (kg) 2930
Diameter (m) 1
Height (m) 0.7
Span (m^2) 1.5
Power Solar cells, batteries

RSat (Relay Satellite), later renamed Okina, is a subsatellite to the Japanese SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter. It is to be used to provide four-way Doppler measurements of Main Orbiter by using Relay Satellite for far-side gravity field for the first time. he uplink radio wave from Usuda is relayed to the Main Orbiter via the relay satellite, which is returned to Usuda via relay satellite again. Then the Doppler frequency is measured at Usuda. Orbits of the sub-satellites are precisely determined by tracking the radio sources onboard sub-satellites with differential VLBI, which contributes the accuracy of the gravity field, especially on the lunar limb areas.

 

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
RSAT 2007-039B 2007-09-14 TNSTA H-2A-2022 with SELENE (Kaguya), VRAD (Ouna)