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TRICOM-1

Launch Failure

Launch Details

Date: 14 Jan 2017, 11:33 pm UTC

Rocket: SS-520 (S-Series)

Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

Mission Description

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.