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SSP (from onboard camera) [JAXA]
The SSSat (Solarsail Subpayload Satellite, soraseiru sabupeiro-do) was an experimental 15-meter diameter solar sail, based on the experience of the earlier S-310-34 suborbital mission. The solar sail experiment was mounted on the third stage of the M-5 launch vehicle instead of balast and was to deploy after the primary and piggy-back satellites were jettisoned.
It was launched in February 2007 and was deployed from the stage at 2146 UTC but opened only incompletely.
A reflight in September 2007 was successful.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | JAXA |
| Contractors: | JAXA |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Solar sail on rocket stage |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | ? |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-310-34 Solar Sail 1 | N/A | 09.08.2004 | Ka LP-KS | * | S-310 | with S-310-34 Solar Sail 2 |
| SSSat 1 (SSP 1) | 2006-005D ? | 21.02.2006 | Ka LP-M | M-5 (2) | with Astro F, CUTE 1.7 + APD | |
| SSSat 2 (SSP 2) | 2006-041D | 22.09.2006 | Ka LP-M | M-5 (2) | with Solar B, HITSAT 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
