Niwaka or FITSAT-1 is a 1U

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satellite deployed from the

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(ISS) on 4 October 2012. The Niwaka satellite includes high power

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which are driven by 200 watts pulses, allowing

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style communication from the sky to the ground. FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) communicates with ground by means of 5.8

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high-speed (115200 bit/s) transmitter. It also has a 437 MHz (amateur band) beacon and transmitter with data rate 1200 bit/s for

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downlink. The name Niwaka derives from "Hakata Niwaka", which is traditional impromptu comical talking with masks. It is also the old name of the city

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, site of the

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which created the satellite.

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, FITSAT-1, F-1, and TechEdSat-1 travelled to orbit aboard

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(HTV-3).WE WISH
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on 4 July 2013.FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)
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Launch

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FITSAT-1 (Niwaka) log
{{Orbital launches in 2012 Spacecraft which reentered in 2013 CubeSats Spacecraft launched in 2012 Satellites deployed from the International Space Station

Launch

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