PROCYON, Small satellite asteroid flyby launched with Hayabusa 2 Options

[Explorer1]

PROCYON is in the right trajectory too; the initial operations phase has begun.

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Flight_S...ROCYON_999.html

[charborob]

I tried searching for information about the camera carried by PROCYON, but I couldn't find anything too clear about it. What resolution does it have?

[pandaneko]

PROCYON status digest from FB as follows. P

9 December

Reporting on status on 8th.

Travelling at 2.2 million km from earth, it takes 7 seconds for the signals
to reach PROCYON.

We made adjustments to the 3 axix attitude control system and
we are now able to point PROCYON in any ditrection we want, like
pointing the medium gain antenna to earth.

10 December

Almost a week from launch. PROCYON is healthy, but far away. Unless we communicate slowly line is
corrupted by noise. Comms. rate has been 2kbps, from PROCYON.

Today's testing was on the medium gain antenna. We made it and are now able to use
16kbps, still as slow as 1/1000 of smart phone comms.

Yesterday


PROCYON operation stopped during 12-14 December. During this period PROCYON passed through
a region of very strong solar winds. You can get information on solar winds on

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enli...wind-prediction

PROCYON is currently at 4 million km from earth.