SSSat 1, 2
SSP (from onboard camera) [JAXA]
The SSSat (Solarsail Subpayload Satellite, soraseiru sabupeiro-do) is a experimental a 15-meter diameter solar sail, based on the experience of a earlier suborbital mission. The solar sail experiment was mounted on the second stage of the M-5 launch vehicle instead of balast and was to deploy after the primary and piggy-back satellites were jettisoned.
It deployed from the stage at 2146 UTC but opened only incompletely.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | JAXA |
| Contractors: | JAXA |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Solar sail on rocket stage |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | ? |
| Mass: | ? |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSSat 1 (SSP 1) | 21.02.2006 | Ka | M-5 (2) | with Astro F, CUTE 1.7 + APD | |
| SSSat 2 (SSP 2) | 22.09.2006 | Ka | M-5 (2) | with Solar B, HITSAT 1 |
