TRICOM-1R

TRICOM-1R, also known as Tasuki (COSPAR 2018-016A, SATCAT 43201), was a Japanese nanosatellite that was launched during the SS-520-5 sounding rocket test launch on 3 February 2018, with a mission to conduct store and forward data relay and Earth observation using a set of cameras.[1][2]

Developed by the University of Tokyo, the spacecraft was a low-cost 3U CubeSat, with a goal of realizing future cost-competitive nanosatellites in the global market by using domestic commercial products.[3]

TRICOM-1R decayed from orbit on 21 August 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "SS-520 4号機実験結果について" (Press release) (in Japanese). JAXA. January 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ^ Ohnuki, Tsuyoshi (January 15, 2017). "JAXA超小型ロケット「SS-520」、衛星軌道投入に失敗【解説あり】". 宇宙（そら）へのポータルサイトsorae.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ^ "ＳＳ－５２０ ４号機のミッション概要" (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  4. ^ "Technical details for satellite TRICOM-1R (TASUKI)".