IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon data
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2025
IHI-SAT2, a hyperspectral 6U CubeSat built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics for Japan’s IHI Corporation, has reached orbit and established two-way communications shortly after deployment from a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Transporter-15 rideshare mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 28 November 2025. The mission is intended as a step toward IHI’s planned Earth observation const
Published by SpaceDaily on 12/12/2025