Innovative and Unique Launch Opportunity for Small Satellites from Kibo/ISS

Akagi, Hiroki, Institute of Aeronautical Technology

doi:10.1117/3.2618157.ch15

Book: The Nanosatellite Revolution: 30 Years and Continuing

Editor(s): Henry Helvajian; Siegfried W. Janson

Author(s): Hiroki Akagi

Published: 2023

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2618157.ch15

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Abstract

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) developed a unique system called the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to deploy and inject satellites into orbit from the Japanese experiment module (JEM) known as “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS). Kibo is a unique module that incorporates both the JEM-Airlock (JEM AL) and the JEMRemote Manipulator System (JEMRMS), a special kind of robotic arm.