page_title: CanSat
section_title:  Japan
hierarchical_section_title: CanSat / Competitions /  Japan
caption_attribution_description: English: Participants watch as the release of a CanSat (a mock-satellite the size of a beverage can) approaches, at the Noshiro Space Event '07 held in Noshiro, Akita, Japan. 日本語: 秋田県能代市で行われた能代宇宙イベント2007において、間もなく分離されるカンサット（空き缶衛星）とそれを見守るイベント参加者。
context_page_description: A CanSat is a type of sounding rocket payload used to teach space technology. It is similar to the technology used in miniaturized satellites. No CanSat has ever left the atmosphere, nor orbited the earth.
  In CanSat competitions, the payload is required to fit inside the volume of a typical soda can and have a mass below 350g. Antennas can be mounted externally, but the diameter can't increase until the CanSat has left the launch vehicle. The CanSats are deployed from small rocket at height which varies depending on the competition. CanSats are equipped with a recovery system, usually a parachute, to limit damage upon recovery and to allow the CanSat to be reused. CanSats are used to teach space technology, because of their inexpensive price and small volume.
context_section_description: In Japan, this contest is organized by the UNISEC (University Space Engineering Consortium) and unlike other editions in which the CanSats are launched by a rocket, here it is a balloon that ascends to a certain height, after which the CanSat is dropped. This competition is all about reaching a certain position, either through modification of the flight path, or by the addition of wheels to allow the CanSat arrive to the required place.
caption: Launch using a ballon in the Japanese Competition at the Noshiro Space Event '07 held in Noshiro, Akita
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