Two CubeSats will be deployed from “Kibo” on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022.

Experiment at Kibo

On February 3, 2022, the following two CubeSats will be deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo".

Light-1

A collaboration initiative of the UAE Space Agency (UAESA), Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA), Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and New York University - Abu Dhabi (NYUAD).

About Light-1

GT-1

The first in a series of at least four 1U CubeSats to be developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) annually.

About GT-1

The deployment event for those satellites by J-SSOD#20 will be broadcast via YouTube JAXA Channel.

February 3, 2022 （Thursday）

17:35-18:07 (JST) 1st Deployment (Light-1)YOUTUBE
19:15-19:37 (JST) 2nd Deployment (GT-1)YOUTUBE

Name	Light-1
Size	3U
Organization	Khalifa University, UAE Space Agency, National Space Science Agency (Bahrain), New York University – Abu Dhabi.
Mission	Study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) Compare the performance of two different light-sensing technologies and two different scintillation crystals.

Name	GT-1
Size	1U
Organization	Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd./ The Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Mission	Demonstrates a rapid cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a university level CubeSat. Demonstrate expandable solar panels that allow to support all panels and enable power for the heavy payloads on future missions.

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Experiment at Kibo

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