DEBUT (Orizuru)

DEBUT [NASDA]

The DEBUT (Deployable Boom & Umbrella Test) tested the deployment and retraction of a boom and an umbrella as an aerodynamic brake. Powered by batteries, it had only a short life time. DEBUT was launched on 7. Februar 1990 from Tanegashima on an H-1 (Serial: H-21) booster together with MOS 1b (Momo 1b) and JAS 1b (Fuji 1b, Oscar 20). On orbit DEBUT was renamed Orizuru.

Nation: Japan
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: NASDA
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Propulsion:
Power: Batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: 50 kg
Orbit:
Satellite Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DEBUT (Orizuru) 07.02.1990 Ta H-1 (9 SO) with MOS 1b, JAS 1b