TRICOM-1SS-520-4 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Launch Status Failure Sat ยท Jan 14th, 2017 6:33 PM - 6:50 PM EST Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ipvGzjIZwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY5R4DGCd8M Mission TRICOM-1 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. Location KS Center Uchinoura Space Center, Japan 6 launches have been at this location. Rocket SS-520 Length: 9.7 meters Diameter: 0.5 meters First Launched: January 14, 2017 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. The SS-520 rocket has been launched a total of 1 times with 0 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Type: Government Abbreviation: JAXA Administration: Administrator: Hiroshi Yamakawa Founded: 2003 Launchers: H-II Spacecraft: Country: JPN The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and the launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions, such as asteroid exploration and possible manned exploration of the Moon. JAXA launch their Epsilon vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center and their H-II vehicles from the Tanegashima Space Center. View Rocket Launch Schedule