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JASMINE is Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for INfrared Exploration. We are planning following three seriese missions.

	Nano-JASMINE	Small-JASMINE	JASMINE
Primary mirror	5cm	30cm	80 cm
Size/weight	(50cm)3,35kg	400kg	1500kg
accuracy	3mas at zW<7.5	10μas at HW<11.5	10μas at KW<11
Survey	whole sky(4πstr)	Several sqr deg.	200 sqr deg.
Operation	2013-2015	2016-2018	2020's
	will be launched from Alcantara Launch Center at Brazil, by Cyclone4 Launch vehicle made by Ukraine at Nov. 2013. Also try to earlier launch.	Apply the third small science satellite mission of ISAS/JAXA.	2020's

For more detail, please see Naoteru Gouda (2011) JASMINE. Scholarpedia, 6(10):12021

Schedule

• 2012/01/31 NJ data analysis intensive study
• 2012/02/06 JASMINE meeting
• 2012/02/06 YYGN meeting
• 2012/02/07 NANO-JASMINE data handling meeting(mitaka)
• 2012/02/07 NANO-JASMINE technical meeting(mitaka)
• 2012/02/07 NJ data analysis intensive study
• 2012/02/17 nano-JASMINE mission part meeting
• 2012/02/17 NJ data analysis
• 2012/02/20 NANO-JASMINE meeting(Univ. Tokyo)
• 2012/02/20 NANO-JASMINE technical meeting(hongo)
• 2012/02/20 NANO-JASMINE data handling meeting(hongo)
• 2012/02/21 Space Astronomy meeting
• 2012/02/26 NANO-JASMINE Review meeting for completing development(Univ. Tokyo)
• 2012/03/08 NJ data analysis intensive study
• 2012/03/19 ASJ meeting at Ryukoku Univ.
• 2012/03/24 JPS Annual meeting(Kwansai Gakuin Univ.)
• 2012/03/27 nano-JASMINE data receiving meeting
• 2012/03/28 nano-JASMINE review meeting(development complete)
• 2012/09/11 JPS Annual meeting(Kyoto Sangyo Univ.)
• 2012/09/19 ASJ meeting at Ooita Univ.
• 2013/03/26 JPS Annual meeting(Hiroshima Univ.)
• 2013/09/20 JPS Annual meeting(Kochi Univ.)

News

• 2011/10/19 NAOJ management approved to modify the contract for Nano-JASMINE launch to the ACS due to the launch delay.
• 2011/10/1
• 2011/09/30 The launch date of Nano-JASMINE will be shifted to Nov. 2013 due to the financial problem of Ukraine and Brazil. Strong encouragement from Gaia people and also support letters, we confirm our intention of continuing the project. And start the processes for getting approval of continuing the project.
• 2011/06/22 Yuzhnoye (Ukraine) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(Japan) agree the contents of IIC(International Import Certificate) for Nano-JASMINE technical documents.
• 2011/06/14 Prof. Nakasuka at the University of Tokyo and Prof. Gouda at National Astronomical Observatory Japan give lectures in "Science Cafe" of faculty of technology, the University of Tokyo. Rikejo report in Kodansha Rikejo web pages which is the report of the lecture by junior high school girls appears. (Rikejo article(Japanese))
• 2011/03/11 Strong earthquake occurs at Mar 11th 14:46JST. Maximum intensity 7 is observed at Tohoku area. Intensity is 5 even at Tokyo. No damage is observed on Nano-JASMINE. We have many words of sympathy from Gaia people. We all have been encouraged.
• 2011/01/18 In the summit meeting of Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, the President of Ukraine, and H.E. Mr. Naoto Kan, the Prime Minister of Japan, JASMINE project is mentioned. (detail)
• 2010/11/17 Nano-JASMINE and AGIS / Nano-JASMINE collaboration is introduced in Gaia web page "Gaia Picture of the Week" of ESA site. (detail)
• 2010/10/11 Nano-JASMINE System Requirement Review. (detail)