Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencySS-520-4KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
TRICOM-1
Launched
January 14, 2017
Summary
TRICOM-1 launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency SS-520-4 from KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on January 14, 2017. The mission failed. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 29th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,619th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st SS-520-4 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st SS-520-4 flightJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 29th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,619th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
TRICOM-1 is an experimental 3U cubsat build by University of Tokyo. It is equipped with 5 small cameras for Earth imaging purposes, and is also tasked with storing and transmitting data between ground terminals.
Pad
KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
6th launch from KS Center, 1st this year · 38th from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
7 launches from this pad · 43 from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
about 47 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did TRICOM-1 launch?
TRICOM-1 launched on January 14, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TRICOM-1?
Coverage: SS-520 Rocket F4 Launch 【4K】; SS-520ロケット4号機"TRICOM-1" 打上げ / SS-520 Rocket F4 Nano Satellite "TRICOM-1" Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TRICOM-1?
SS-520-4, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. SS-520-4 spec sheet
Where did TRICOM-1 launch from?
KS Center, Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was TRICOM-1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.