• Image the Earth using a fish-eye lens camera
• Photographically measure satellite movement relative to JEM using a Panoramic Color Camera (PCC)
• Star sensor testing
• A de-orbit experiment testing a deployable membrane mechanism
• Testing a small mobile ground station for receiving signals via international cooperation
• An orbit determination experiment using Ku-band radio frequency Doppler measurements
• A high-speed Ku-band data communication experiment

• Technical demonstration of a high-speed small satellite transmitter module
• Conducting an “artificial star” optical communications test utilizing high output visible light LEDs

• To promote local technology education and the utilization of small satellite data
• To test an ultra-small thermal infrared camera for ground temperature observations

• Testing a series of amateur radio transceivers employing a CubeSat magnetometer
• Testing C328 low resolution camera
• Testing temperature sensor

• Demonstrate Swedish designed Space Plug-and-Play Avionics (SPA) hardware and software
• Inter-satellite communication using Iridium or OrbComm satellite network

• Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)
• All Nations University College (ANUC; Ghana)
• National University of Mongolia (Mongol)
• BRAC University (Bangladesh)
• Federal University of Technology, Akure (Nigeria)

BIRDS-1 Mission

[Name of project] Joint Global Multi Nation Birds

• [Project manager] Kyushu Institute of Technology
• [Participating countries] Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Thailand, and Taiwan, seven countries/province in total.
• [Outline]For two years, students from Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Bangladesh, and Nigeria studying at the Kyushu Institute of Technology design and manufacture CubeSats and familiarize a series of satellite technology from development to operation.Each country develops a 1U CubeSat, with a total of five 1U CubeSats being developed in the project. Thailand and Taiwan also participate in the CubeSat operation; consequently, an international ground station network covering the seven countries/ province is established.

[Mission to be performed by the CubeSats]

• To image Earth with onboard cameras (taking images and videos above the participating countries with two onboard cameras)
• To transmit music using the Vocaloid engine (transmitting music to amateur radio stations on the ground from the CubeSats)
• To measure Single Event Upset using the microcontroller mounted inside the CubeSats (radiation-resistance evaluation experiment).

[Ground station operations mission]

• To measure accurate location information according to time lags in communication between CubeSat and several ground stations
• To measure upper atmospheric density (analyzing and deriving the altitude data obtained by location information measurement)
• To verify the ground station network using amateur radio frequency bands.

• To demonstrate the communication satellite technology for collecting observation data on Costa Rica's tropical forests and data on the country’s climate, soils, and tree growth

(Note:) The first satellite of Costa Rica

• To develop and education for space development engineer
• To technologically verify commercial products

(Note:) Kenya’s first satellite

• Royal University of Bhutan
• University of the Philippines
• MARA University of Technology of Malaysia

BIRDS-2 Mission

• eachTaking pictures of the Earth (the countries concerned) with onboard cameras
• Demonstration of data relay techniques
• Exchange of messages by amateur radio stations
• Detection of abnormalities caused by space radiation
• Demonstration of GPS for consumer use
• Observation of the Earth’s magnetic field
• Verification of ground station networks on amateur radio frequency bands

• Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)
• Arthur C Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies (ACCIMT; Sri Lanka), and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)
• Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan)

BIRDS-3 Mission

• Short message exchange, Earth observation, measurement of the Earth’s magnetic field, and technology demonstration of communication modules.

• Demonstrating an on-orbit measurement system for deployable structure
• Demonstrating a high-performance communication technology
• Measuring vibration of a deployable antenna to identify the Dynamical model of a flexible structure on orbit

BIRDS-4 Mission

• Developing space human resources in emerging countries and creating the basis for a sustainable space program
• Demonstration of Perovskite Solar Cells
• Demonstration of HENTENA using satellite structure

• Send the picture of satellite itself, taken by onboard camera.
• Send the High-Definition picture taken by onboard camera.
• Demonstrate the autonomous operation of the machine learning.
  - Select the well-taken picture, such as the one satellite, moon, and earth in the same frame, and the one without blurring.
  - Understand the meaning of text message from earth and respond the contextual message by satellite itself.
• Demonstration of reaction wheel function.

• To demonstrate new satellite bus components
• To carry wedding memorial plates to space
• To take pictures of the earth and space
• To survey the radiation environment in space
• To survey the radio environment in space

• Contribute to agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Myanmar through observation of vegetation and oceanic conditions by means of a multi-wavelength imager.
• Contribute to monitoring and forecasting of concentrated heavy rain and typhoon by high-accuracy stereography of clouds.
• Cultivate human resources.

• Demonstrates the use of a medium-resolution imager of Mauritius and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
• Inter-island communications for use by radio amateurs in the Republic of Mauritius for scientific and emergency purposes

• Anisotropic Magnetoresistance - Magnetometer
• RGB and NIR Camera Mission
• Demonstration of Automatic Packet Reporting System - Digipeater (APRS-DP)

• Demonstrate a Imager, Spectrograph, and TinyTol Instrument
• Demonstrate the Kea GPS payload
• Measurement of X-rays and Gamma rays

• Study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs)
• Compare the performance of two different light-sensing technologies and two different scintillation crystals.

• Demonstrate a rapid cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a university level CubeSat.
• Demonstrate expandable solar panels that allow to support all panels and enable power for the heavy payloads on future missions.

• Demonstration of advanced AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiving system

• Earth observation with 5-m class resolution color images by COTS camera
• Development of 2U size Kyutech standard bus system
• Space Precision Atomic-clock TIming Utility Mission (SPATIUM)-2 for total electron content measurements in ionosphere
• Demonstration of LORA module
• Store and Forward from the sensor terminals of BIRDS countries
• Demonstrate C-band communication from the main and mobile ground stations
• Downlink of low-resolution images from a secondary camera by C-band uplink commands

• Capacity building
• Technology demonstration of nano/micro wire sensor, magnetometer, micro-gyroscope, sun sensor, communication protocol, and power source

• Lead-free solder whisker verification
• 3-axis attitude control using magnetic torque
• Promotion of satellite development by amateur radio operators
• 2.4GHz wireless communication test

• To demonstrate a technology of Electrical Power Supply, On Board Computer, and other bus components.
• To experiment as command transmission link by infrared light. The modulated infrared light emitted from our ground station is experimented as command transmission link.
• To demonstrate camera image downlink by Slow Scan Television.

• Measurement of basic reflective characteristics of retroreflective material sheets mounted on the satellite by irradiating a laser from the ground.
• Orbit tracking by ground-based telescopes through observation of blue LEDs onboard the satellite.

• Demonstrate amateur radio communication system and APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) communication platform.
• Improve capacity building in Indonesia in space technology field

• Micro-propulsion demonstration
• Hyperspectral camera demonstration
• Low-power transmission and reciver Store and Forward demonstration

• To give continuity to two missions; Imaging Mission (CAM) and Store & Forward (SF-WARD)
• To serve the Amateur radio community with APRS-Digipeater mission (APRS-DP).
• To design, build, test and demonstrate Experimental On-Board Computer (OBC-EX)
• To demonstrate CubeSat structure as antenna (HNT)
• To demonstrate the on-board image classification unit (ICU)
• To expand database of COTS components useful in space applications (TMCR)

• Orbital maneuvering by drag modulation with jettison of aerodynamic decelerator (SAP’s and membrane),
• Deployment of aeroshell supported by shape memory alloy frames,
• Operation demonstration of nano-sized propulsion system (water resistojet),
• Nano-sized attitude control system.

• The satellite will send voice messages and image data recorded by high school students themselves to ground control stations and general amateur stations.
• These data will encourage organizations and individuals working on environmental issues on Earth and in space.
• In addition, take photos of the Earth and will downlink them to ground control stations and general amateur stations.

• Demonstration of high-density implementation technology for the satellite bus section.
• Verification of technology in space for products (in-vehicle cameras, cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, electronic circuit board materials) handled by the Panasonic Group.
• Operational verification of an ultra-compact satellite designed for easy assembly.

• camera mission
  - Utilizing triangulation with two cameras in order to measure distance to ISS.
  - To identify tidal-flat and land.
  - To identify garbage.
  - Investigating correlation between electric power and night light.
• APRS mission
  - Receiving uplink data of amateur radio operators around the world.
  - Sending and receiving data in sensor of installed in ground remote terminal.
  - Sending and receiving short message to the amateur.
  - Connecting satellite communication by APRS, operating satellite digipeater and APRS beacon
• geomagnetic sensor
  - Acquiring geomagnetic data on orbit.
  - Transmitting data as FM analog audio

• Demonstrates the establishment of a stable communication system with terrestrial terminals.
• Aims to offer low-power-consumption communication services at lower prices in remote areas.

• Challenges for non-professional women
• Developing human resources in the space field
• Establishment of a communication environment
• Solicit wishes and deliver them to space on a satellite.

• Capturing a full-dome image with two 360° cameras.
• Photographing with an infrared camera and measurement of amount and distribution of clouds.
• Measurement of gamma rays and conversion to sound data.
• Digital message relay service by APRS digipeater.

• Monitoring sunspots and flares.
• Investigating flood damage on the Yellow River.
• Investigation of the spread of volcanic ash and cinder rocks after the eruption.
• Investigating the typhoon scale and damage.
• APRS communication　including Digipeater functionality.

1. Further developing the Binar CubeSat Bus (BCB) technology designed by Curtin University students and to improve on the design from lessons learned with Binar-1.
2. Testing radiation blocking materials developed by CSIRO, where two of the satellites will have different shielding materials surrounding a radiation sensor, with the third to act as a control. These materials are Australian-developed radiation shielding materials that can be used in future Binar missions outside of LEO.
3. Demonstrating the satellite re-entry tracking payload for future testing of re-entry systems. The goal of this payload is validation of the test platform, to show that theoretical modelling of the system is accurate.