Thursday, November 23, 2017

[JAXA:0538] Launch Experiment of SS-520 No. 5 with Microsatellite Onboard

November 13, 2017 (JST)

Launch Experiment of SS-520 No. 5 with Microsatellite Onboard

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will conduct a demonstration experiment of a microsatellite launch by SS-520 No. 5 as follows.

Experiment Period:
December 25 (Mon.), 2017 thru January 31 (Wed.), 2018

Experiment site:
Uchinoura Space Center (Kimotsuki-cho, Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima Pref. Japan)

Scheduled launch date and time:
Between 10:00 to 14:15 on December 25 (Mon.) , 2017 (Japan Standard Time)

Description of experiment:
In response to the failure of SS-520 No. 4 experiment in January this year, a retry demonstration will be held for the development of rockets and satellites using civil engineering technology. The experiment has been approved by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as part of its SERVIS project (Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System).

Reference
About SS-520 No. 5 and TRICOM-1R
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171113_ss-520-5.html#ref


URL:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2017/11/20171113_ss-520-5.html


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