On January 6, 2023, following three CubeSats were successfully deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) "Kibo":
- Surya Satellite-1 (SS-1)※1
- OPTIMAL-1
- HSKSAT
※1 Surya Satellite-1 was developed under the framework of the JAXA/UNOOSA collaboration "KiboCUBE" programme.
[Pless Release] Successful Deployment of Surya Satellite-1 of Indonesia, Selected in the Third Round of KiboCUBE Programme (January 11, 2023)
[Pless Release] Successful Deployment of Surya Satellite-1 of Indonesia, Selected in the Third Round of KiboCUBE Programme (January 11, 2023)


J-SSOD#24 Deployment:Surya Satellite-1 (SS-1) (Image by JAXA/NASA)


J-SSOD#24 Deployment:OPTIMAL-1 (Image by JAXA/NASA)


J-SSOD#24 Deployment:HSKSAT (Image by JAXA/NASA)
You can view the deployment of CubeSats from YouTube JAXA Channel.
【Satellite】 | Surya Satellite-1 [Size:1U] |
【Organizations】 | Surya University |
【Mission】 |
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【Satellite】 | OPTIMAL-1 [Size:3U] |
【Organizations】 | ArkEdgeSpace Inc. University of Fukui |
【Service Provider】 | Space BD Inc. |
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【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 |
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