DCAM 1, 2
DCAM [JAXA]
The IKAROS solar sail craft deployed two tiny subsatellite cameras called DCAM 1 and 2 to monitor the success of the deployment process of the solar sail. Each of the DCAMs featured a camera and was battery powered and had an operating time of 15 minutes.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | JAXA |
| Contractors: | JAXA |
| Equipment: | Camera |
| Configuration: | Cylinder |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | 15 minutes |
| Mass: | < 1 kg |
| Orbit: | heliocentric |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCAM 1 | 20.05.2010 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with Planet C, IKAROS, DCAM 2, UNITEC 1, Waseda-SAT2, Negai*, K-SAT | |
| DCAM 2 | 20.05.2010 | Ta YLP-1 | H-2A-202 | with Planet C, IKAROS, DCAM 1, UNITEC 1, Waseda-SAT2, Negai*, K-SAT |
