Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

TRICOM-1R

SS-520-5

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, February 3, 2018 · 05:03 UTC

Mission

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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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

SS-520-5

Variant: 5

Launch Pad

KS Center

Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

31.252° N, 131.079° E

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40

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