SS-520

In-active

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Feb. 3, 2018

Description

The fifth configuration of the SS-520, succeeded as the smallest rocket to put something into orbit. It holds this title to this day.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
  • Diameter
    0.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    3.0 T
  • Thrust
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    1000.0 km
Family
  • Name
    SS-520
  • Family
  • Variant
    5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    SS-520-5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    4.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Government
Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa
JAXA 2003

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center.

SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 3, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

TRICOM-1 is an experimental 3U cubsat build by University of Tokyo. It is equipped with 5 small cameras for Earth imaging purposes, and is also tasked with storing and transmitting data between ground terminals. TRICOM-1R is a replacement for the failed SS-520-4 launch of TRICOM-1.

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