LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Sat Jan 14 2017
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
TRICOM-1
Launch Failure
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(11:33 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(10:20 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(11:50 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
SS-520-4Description:
The fourth configuration of SS-520. It would have been the smallest and lightest vehicle to put something into orbit, but it lost telemetry and was told to abort, falling into the ocean.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Pad
KS Center