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Launch FailureJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
SS-520-4: TRICOM-1
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.
Saturday, 14 January 2017
SS-520-4
Mission Data
🇯🇵Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyEst. 2003
Launch VehicleSS-520-4
Vehicle FamilyS-Series
Vehicle Record0 of 1 launches (0%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record33 successes / 4 failures (89%)
Success Streak2 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadKS Center
Location🇯🇵 Uchinoura Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#4
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad7
Launches From This Site43
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About SS-520-4
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.
Launch Site
KS Center · 31.2520°N 131.0792°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.