Ikaros
Launch vehicle · Japan
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Solar sail test vehicle. Released in solar orbit 0.72 AU x 1.07 AU x 2.0 deg. Deployed sail by 11 June, and acceleration due to the pressure of the light from the sun was as expected. Launched 2010.05.20, Technology satellite built by NEC for JAXA, Japan. Launched 2010.
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- Family
- Technology
- Country
- Japan
- Launch Vehicles
- H-IIA 202
Chronology
1 event
2010 May 20
21:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Tanegashima. LV Family: H-2. Launch Vehicle: H-IIA 202.- Ikaros - .
Mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Nation: Japan.
Agency: Mitsubishi.
Class: Technology.
Type: Solar sail technology satellite. Spacecraft: Ikaros.
USAF Sat Cat: 36577 . COSPAR: 2010-020E.
Solar sail test vehicle. Released in solar orbit 0.72 AU x 1.07 AU x 2.0 deg. Deployed sail by 11 June, and acceleration due to the pressure of the light from the sun was as expected. Flyby of Venus at 80,000 km distance at 07:39 GMT on 8 December 2010 returned images of sail with crescent Vensu in the background.