Earth Science
TRICOM-1 is an experimental 3U cubsat build by University of Tokyo. It is equipped with 5 small cameras for Earth imaging purposes, and is also tasked with storing and transmitting data between ground terminals.
Orbital Attempt
#5,619
JAXA Mission
#29
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#38
Jan 14, 2017, 11:33 PM
1 update
10:20 PM
Window Open
11:50 PM
Window Close
The Uchinoura Space Center is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned in 2006. It continues to be used for suborbital launches, stratospheric balloons and has also been used for the Epsilon orbital launch vehicle. Additionally, the center has antennas for communication with interplanetary space probes.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Jan 15, 2017, 8:33 AM
Total Launches
43
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
31.2519, 131.0819
