TEIKYOSAT 3

TEIKYOSAT 3 is no longer on orbit
TEIKYOSAT 3 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 39576

Int'l Code: 2014-009E

Launch date: February 27, 2014
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)
Decay date: 2014-10-25

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 437.450
Beacon (MHz): 437.450
Mode: 1200bps AFSK CW
Call sign: JQ1ZKM
Status: Reentered

TEIKYOSAT 3 is designed to study the impact of space radiation and the microgravity environment on a mold called Dictyostelium discoideum. This species of soil-living amoeba belongs to the phylum Mycetozoa and is often given the less than high-brow biological label of "slime mold." The life cycle of D. discoideum is relatively short, which allows for timely viewing of all the stages of its life.