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| Mission type | Education |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 August 2024 UTC (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-40 |
| Deployed from | ISS Kibō Delivered by Cygnus NG-21 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Wisseed Sat is a nanosatellite owned by Wisseed-the terra and built by Task and MASUYAMA-MFG. A satellite for education purposes, Wisseed Sat carries the milk teeth of around a dozen children, following the Japanese tradition of throwing one's milk tooth up towards the roof after they have come off to wish for the growth of the new tooth.[1] Wisseed Sat is planned to be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will be carried to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Cygnus NG-21 spacecraft.[2] Wisseed Sat will be deployed from the ISS on a later date.[1]
- ^ a b Yamauchi, Kouhei (August 2, 2024). "超小型衛星 地球周回へ". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Wisseed Sat". NASA. Retrieved 2024-08-04.