Tama Art University
ARTSAT2: DESPATCH
2014
aluminium, electronic components
50 x 50 x 50 cm
status:
ArtSat2 DESPATCH is an art object cast into deep space that composes poetry. The poetry is transmitted on its continuous wave (CW) beacon.
From the author: September 2013, “Deep Space Sculpture DESPATCH(*)” was selected as a secondary payload to ride along with the main payload, Hayabusa II, on a JAXA H-IIA launcher planned for launch in the fall of 2013.This probe, the second development in the “ARTSAT: satellite art project”, is a collaborative initiative of Tama Art University and Tokyo University. It’s a small payload – about 50 cm wide and 30 kg — that will be sent into deep space on an Earth-escape trajectory.
DESPATCH was successfully launched as a piggy-back payload of the H-IIA launch vehicle (main satellite: “Hayabusa II”) on December 3, 2014. DESPATCH is the world’s first artwork to be inserted into deep space orbit and marks the farthest distance from the Earth as an artwork. DESPATCH’s signal was successfully received from a distance of 4.7 million km (12 times the distance from the Moon), setting the new world distance record for a signal received by an amateur radio station. DESPATCH ended its operation on January 3, 2015, however it will continue to semi-permanently orbit the sun as a gift to the future of mankind.
Technical information
artist
Tama Art University
title
ARTSAT2: DESPATCH
date
2014
medium
aluminium, electronic components
dimensions
50 x 50 x 50 cm
genre
Sculpture, Software
IAAA art style
this work is part of the following collection
none
artwork COSPAR id
2014-076C
Launch
Space
Return
launch date
3 Dec 2014
launch mission
Hayabusa 2
launch provider
JAXA
return date
return vehicle
return location
launch location
Tanegashima, Kagoshima, Japan
host vehicle
ARTSAT2: DESPATCH
return vehicle COSPAR id
launching state
location
Japan
Deep Space
host vehicle COSPAR id
2014-076C
status
In space
launch vehicle COSPAR id
2022-015A
partners
Collection
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