february, 2018
03feb05:03SS-520 Re-Flight • TRICOM-1R
Event Details
Launch Date: February 3, 2018 Launch Window: 05:03-05:13 UTC Launch Vehicle: SS-520-5 (SS-520-4 Re-Flight) Launch Operator: JAXA Launch Site: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Payload: TRICOM-1R (3U CubeSat) Mission Type: Technology Demonstration Spacecraft Manufacturer: University of Tokyo The smallest Orbital Launch Vehicle ever flown is
Event Details
| Launch Date: | February 3, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | 05:03-05:13 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | SS-520-5 (SS-520-4 Re-Flight) |
| Launch Operator: | JAXA |
| Launch Site: | Uchinoura Space Center, Japan |
| Payload: | TRICOM-1R (3U CubeSat) |
| Mission Type: | Technology Demonstration |
| Spacecraft Manufacturer: | University of Tokyo |
The smallest Orbital Launch Vehicle ever flown is aiming for a re-flight mission in December 2017 after an initial launch attempt failed in January of the same year due to a design flaw on the beefed up sounding rocket that explores the feasibility of launch vehicle capable of placing individual CubeSats into orbit. The three-stage SS-520-4 was developed by JAXA to act as a pathfinder for a future Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, conducting a data-gathering exercise to validate the approach of using low-cost sounding rocket technology and simplified launch procedures for a future operational vehicle capable of placing small satellites into orbit.
Delayed from December 25 and 28
Mission Resources:
Time
(Saturday) 05:03 UTC
Location
Uchinoura Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, 〒893-1402 Kagoshima-ken, Kimotsuki-gun, Kimotsuki-chō, 肝付町Minamikata, 1791−13
