SAKURA
Missions

At 145.825 MHz, sending APRS queries from the satellite to a specific amateur station with APRS capability, and store the responses.

 response data is transmitted from the satellite to the ground station by VHF downlink.

The APRS response packets downlinked to the ground station will be published on this website.

etc...

SAKURA has two cameras onboard. The first is an Earth Observation Camera (Earth CAM), and the second is a Solar Observation Camera (Sun CAM). 

The Earth CAM is designed to capture images of active volcanoes, such as Sakurajima, as well as other areas like the Yellow River, to monitor conditions such as typhoons, volcanic activity, and floods. 

The Sun CAM is intended for capturing images of solar flares and sunspots. 

The image data is stored in flash memory, and it is divided and transmitted to the ground station by UHF downlink,  then received and restored at the ground station.