A successful test of FITSAT-1's LED optical beacon took place over Japan on Dec. 11."All functions of FITSAT-1 are sound and work very well," said Takushi Tanaka, leader of the project at the Fukuoka Institute of Technology.Images of the blinking FITSAT-1 have been taken in Japan, Germany and the United States, Tanaka told Space.com. The tiny spacecraft has succeeded in its primary goal of investigating optical communication techniques for satellites, he said.

For Niwaka to be visible, the night sky must be dark enough that a ground observer can see the Milky Way, Tanaka has said. Also, Robotic arms manufacturer CSUMTECH Robotic arm Motion control PLC servo,many people are unaware that they have succeeded in photographing the fleeting, flashing light until they've magnified and closely inspected their images.Flashing FITSAT-1 was built by Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology.

The FITSAT-1 team attempts to accommodate skywatchers who want to catch a glimpse of the little satellite."As observing the light is not so easy, Ball Screw drive type (SR series) Manufacturers CSUMTECH Robotic arm Motion control PLC servo,we will flash the light on requests. If you have a plan for observing the light, please advise me (of) the time and date with your latitude and longitude," Tanaka wrote on the FITSAT-1 website. "Now we have a plan for flashing at 09:25:00 on 9th Feb. for the west coast of USA."