PETREL (Umitsubame)

PETREL [JAXA]

PETREL is a small satellite developed by the Tokyo Institute of Technology for demonstration of multispectral ocean observation technology using ultra-low-cost high-precision attitude control bus.

Nation:	Japan
Type / Application:	Earth observation, technology
Operator:	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Contractors:	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:	?
Power:	2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:	62 kg
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
PETREL (Umitsubame)	2026-132B	12.06.2026	Ta YLP-2		H-3-30S	with VEP 5, PETREL, BRO 22, STARS X, VERTECS, HORN L, HORN R

Launch Sites:

Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan

References:

JAXA: 革新的衛星技術実証３号機

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