3 CubeSats will be deployed from “Kibo” Japanese Experiment Module on Friday, January 6, 2023.

Experiment at Kibo

On January 6, 2023, the following 3 CubeSats will be deployed from the “Kibo” Japanese Experiment Module.

Surya Satellite-1

Surya Satellite-1 is the first student-made CubeSat at Surya University, Indonesia, and it was developed under the framework of the JAXA/UNOOSA collaboration "KiboCUBE" programme.

[Press Release] KiboCUBE: Team from Indonesia Selectedas Second Entity for Third Round (September 18, 2018 (JST))

OPTIMAL-1

OPTIMAL-1 is jointly developed by ArchEdge Space Inc. and University of Fukui, Japan. (The J-SSOD service provider: Space BD Inc.)

HSKSAT

HSKSAT is developed by HARADA SEIKI, Co., Ltd., Japan. (The J-SSOD service provider: Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd)

The deployment event for those satellites by J-SSOD#24 will be broadcast via YouTube JAXA Channel.

January 6, 2023 (Friday)

16：45～17：20 (JST)
Small Satellites 1st Deployment J-SSOD#24 from "Kibo" (SS-1)YOUTUBE
17：47～18：40 (JST)
Small Satellites 2nd & 3rd Deployment J-SSOD#24 from "Kibo" (OPTIMAL-1, HSKSAT)YOUTUBE

【Satellite】	Surya Satellite-1 [Size：1U]
【Organizations】	Surya University
【Mission】	Demonstrate amateur radio communication system and APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) communication platform. Improve capacity building in Indonesia in space technology field

【Satellite】	OPTIMAL-1 [Size：3U]
【Organizations】	ArkEdgeSpace Inc. University of Fukui
【Service Provider】	Space BD Inc.
【Mission】	Micro-propulsion demonstration Hyperspectral camera demonstration Low-power transmission and reciver Store and Forward demonstration
	Image by Space BD Inc.

【Satellite】	HSKSAT [Size：3U]
【Organizations】	HARADA SEIKI, Co., Ltd.
【Service Provider】	Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd
【Mission】	Demonstrate transmitting large-volume data at a high transmission rate
	Image by Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd

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