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DEBUT [NASDA]
The DEBUT (Deployable Boom & Umbrella Test) tested the deployment and retraction of a boom and an umbrella as an aerodynamic brake. Powered by batteries, it had only a short life time. DEBUT was launched on 7. Februar 1990 from Tanegashima on an H-1 (Serial: H-21) booster together with MOS 1b (Momo 1b) and JAS 1b (Fuji 1b, OSCAR 20). On orbit DEBUT was renamed Orizuru.
| Nation: | Japan |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NASDA |
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| Power: | Batteries |
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| Mass: | 50 kg |
| Orbit: | 911 km × 1746 km, 99.04° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| DEBUT (Orizuru) | 1990-013B | 07.02.1990 | Ta LP-N | H-1 (9 SO) | with MOS 1b, JAS 1b |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
References:
- NSSDC Master Catalog: DEBUT
