# Shin'en 2

> Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q18759168](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18759168)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shin-en-2

## Summary
Shin'en 2 is a Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite and technology demonstration spacecraft. It was launched on 2014-12-03 aboard an H-IIA-26 rocket from Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1 and flew as a secondary payload alongside Hayabusa2, DESPATCH, and PROCYON.

## Key Facts
- Shin'en 2 is an amateur radio satellite and a technology demonstration spacecraft.  
- It is described as a Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite.  
- Launch date: 2014-12-03 at 04:22:04 (UTC).  
- Launch vehicle: H-IIA (flight configuration H-IIA-26).  
- Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1.  
- Launched as a secondary payload alongside Hayabusa2, DESPATCH, and PROCYON.  
- COSPAR ID: 2014-076B.  
- NSSDCA ID: 2014-076B.  
- SCN: 40320.  
- Aliases: ShindaiSat; Fuji-OSCAR 82; FO-82.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11b6x5b78j.  
- Wikipedia language coverage indicated: German (de) and Japanese (ja).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Shin'en 2?
A: Shin'en 2 is a Japanese amateur radio satellite built as a technology demonstration spacecraft and described as heliocentric in its mission profile.

### Q: When and how was Shin'en 2 launched?
A: Shin'en 2 was launched on 2014-12-03 at 04:22:04 UTC aboard an H-IIA rocket (H-IIA-26) from Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1.

### Q: Did Shin'en 2 fly with any other spacecraft?
A: Yes. The launch manifest lists Shin'en 2 as a secondary payload on the same launch that carried Hayabusa2, DESPATCH, and PROCYON.

### Q: Under what other names is Shin'en 2 known?
A: Shin'en 2 is also referred to as ShindaiSat, Fuji-OSCAR 82, and FO-82.

## Why It Matters
Shin'en 2 occupies a distinct niche by combining amateur radio operations with technology demonstration capabilities in a heliocentric environment. As a Japanese spacecraft launched with a notable primary mission (Hayabusa2), Shin'en 2 demonstrates how small research and amateur payloads can be included on interplanetary-class launches to test technologies and provide communications-related experiments beyond Earth orbit. Its heliocentric designation indicates operations in solar orbit rather than Earth orbit, which expands the contexts in which amateur radio and small-satellite technology demonstrations can be conducted. The mission also illustrates collaboration in launch manifest planning, where multiple spacecraft with different objectives share a single launch vehicle. Identifiers such as its COSPAR ID (2014-076B) and NSSDCA record enable tracking and archival of its flight data in international space object registries.

## Notable For
- Being described as a heliocentric amateur radio satellite, indicating operation in solar orbit rather than Earth orbit.  
- Serving as a technology demonstration spacecraft in addition to amateur radio functions.  
- Launching as a secondary payload on the same H-IIA-26 mission that carried Hayabusa2, DESPATCH, and PROCYON.  
- Having multiple common aliases: ShindaiSat, Fuji-OSCAR 82, and FO-82.  
- Registered with COSPAR ID 2014-076B and NSSDCA ID 2014-076B (SCN 40320).

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Shin'en 2.  
- Described role: Japanese heliocentric amateur radio satellite.  
- Mission classes: amateur radio satellite; technology demonstration spacecraft.

### Identifiers and aliases
- COSPAR ID: 2014-076B.  
- NSSDCA ID: 2014-076B.  
- SCN: 40320.  
- Aliases: ShindaiSat; Fuji-OSCAR 82; FO-82.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11b6x5b78j.  
- Wikipedia language entries indicated: de, ja.

### Launch details
- Launch date and time: 2014-12-03 at 04:22:04 (UTC).  
- Launch vehicle: H-IIA, flight configuration H-IIA-26.  
- Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1.  
- Significant event: rocket launch on 2014-12-03.  
- Co-manifested spacecraft on the same launch: Hayabusa2, DESPATCH, PROCYON.

### Mission classification
- Instance of: amateur radio satellite (primary classification) with additional classification as a technology demonstration spacecraft.  
- Operational environment: described as heliocentric (solar orbit).

### Documentation and references
- Primary registry identifiers and catalog numbers (COSPAR, NSSDCA, SCN) are recorded for tracking and archival.  
- Launch and mission associations are documented with the H-IIA launch and the Hayabusa2 mission manifest.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report