: ▁About ▁ 3 ▁months ▁ ▁Or bit ▁▁ ▁* ▁High : ▁ 4 1 0   km ▁▁ ▁* ▁In cl ination : ▁ 5 1 . 6 ▁degrees ▁ ▁S enses ▁devices : ▁▁ ▁* ▁C M OS ▁camera ▁( 6 4 0 ▁× ▁ 4 8 0 ▁d pi ) ▁to ▁take ▁picture ▁about ▁Earth ▁ ▁Contact ▁by ▁wireless ▁link ▁▁ ▁* ▁Broadcast ▁station ▁frequency ▁about ▁ 4 3 7 . 2 5 0   M Hz ▁▁ ▁* ▁Te lem etry ▁down link ▁ 1 k 2 ▁bit / s ▁A FS K ▁ 8 0 0   m W ▁A X . 2 5 ▁about ▁ 4 3 7 . 3 6 5   M Hz ▁▁ ▁* ▁Very ▁high ▁frequency ▁u pl ink ▁use ▁for ▁control . ▁ ▁J our ney ▁▁ 2 : 4 8 ▁AM ▁( V ietnam ese ▁timezone ) ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁P ico Drag on ▁followed ▁by ▁Ar du S at - 1 , ▁Ar du S at - X , ▁Te ch Ed S at - 3 ▁of ▁USA ▁and ▁K iro bo ▁robot ▁of ▁Japan ▁were ▁launched ▁at ▁Tan eg ash ima ▁by ▁K oun ot ori ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Before ▁the ▁launch ▁into ▁orbit ▁to ▁operate ▁by ▁I SS , ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁back ▁to ▁check . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( V ietnam ese ▁timezone ) ▁P ico Drag on ▁was ▁launch ▁into ▁orbit ▁by ▁I SS