 1:10 scale model of RAPIS-1 on the upper stage | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstrator |
|---|---|
| Operator | Axelspace / JAXA |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-003A |
| SATCAT no. | 43932 |
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Axelspace |
| Launch mass | 200.5 kg (442 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2019, 00:50:20 UTC |
| Rocket | Epsilon |
| Launch site | Uchinoura |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 23 June 2020[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
RAPIS-1 (RAPid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite 1) is a satellite launched on 18 January 2019[3] which for over a year was used to test seven technology demonstration projects. RAPIS-1 was developed and operated by Axelspace Corporation, under the coordination of the Japanese space agency JAXA.[4]
- ^ "革新的衛星技術実証 1号機について" (PDF) (in Japanese). JAXA. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ 小型実証衛星1号機（RAPIS-1）の運用終了について (in Japanese). JAXA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Launch Success, The Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstoration-1 aboard Epsilon-4" (Press release). JAXA. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ "自社で宇宙インフラを構築 サービス提供を目指す" (in Japanese). RDD/JAXA. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-18.