5 CubeSats will be deployed from “Kibo” Japanese Experiment Module on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Experiment at Kibo

On September 19, 2025, the following 5 CubeSats will be deployed from the “Kibo” Japanese Experiment Module.

GHS-01^*1
DRAGONFLY^*2
STARS-Me2^*1
RSP-03^*1
Atsushi Space Challenge^*1

*1 In May 2018, as a new step to enhance the commercial utilization of Kibo, JAXA selected Space BD Inc. and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. as the J-SSOD service provider.
Selection of Service Provider for Small Satellite Deployment from Kibo
*2 This CubeSat will be deployed under the framework of the J-CUBE program, a CubeSat deployment opportunity established through an agreement between JAXA and the University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC).

The deployment event for those satellites by J-SSOD#32 will be broadcast via YouTube JAXA Channel.

September 19, 2025 (Friday)
* The date and time of the deployment are subject to change due to the ISS schedule modification.

【Satellite】	GHS-01 (Gifu High School Sat-01) [Size: 2U]
【Organizations】	Gifu High School Sat Project Gifu University
【Service Provider】	Space BD Inc.
【Mission】	Camera mission In response to commands from a ground station, a camera mounted on the satellite photographs the Earth from space and transmits the image data to the ground. Digi Talker Mission Audio data stored on the satellite will be sent as an analog FM audio signal like a message from space. Interaction regarding the use of satellite radio waves with high schools in Japan and abroad using satellites.
	Image by Gifu High School Sat Project Team

【Satellite】	DRAGONFLY [Size: 2U]
【Organizations】	Kyushu Institute of Technology
【Mission】	Hosting APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) communication competition using the amateur VHF band On-orbit demonstration of a low-cost UHF transceiver Demonstration of volcanic activity monitoring using APRS Ground Sensor Terminal
	Image by Kyushu Institute of Technology

【Satellite】	STARS-Me2 [Size: 1U]
【Organizations】	Shizuoka University
【Service Provider】	Space BD Inc.
【Mission】	Tape tether extension and winding from 1U unit Camera photography of tether extension Demonstration of mono base frame (MBF) structure (manufactured by Ishitoshi Machining Inc.) Equipped with haiku and nicknames written by elementary, junior high and high school students
	Image by Shizuoka University

【Satellite】	RSP-03 [Size: 1U]
【Organizations】	Rymansat Spaces
【Service Provider】	Space BD Inc.
【Mission】	Converting star data into musical elements, composing music of multiple tones (“Star Symphony”), and delivering music data from space Delivering people’s wishes to space and making them into a shooting star (“Space Post”)
	Image by Rymansat Spaces

【Satellite】	Atsushi Space Challenge [Size: 1U]
【Organizations】	task, inc. Exspace, Inc. YOSHIMOTO KOGYO CO., LTD. AbemaTV, Inc.
【Service Provider】	Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd.
【Mission】	In an age when people are increasingly connected to their smartphones, Entertainer Atsushi Tamura is launching this CubeSat as part of a television program project, inspired by his childhood dream and a wish to encourage everyone to look up at the sky together. The ASC CubeSat includes metal plates and SD cards with the names and messages of those who donated to this effort through crowdfunding.
	Image by Exspace, Inc., task, inc.

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