24: Launch from the ISS
Yuichiro Nogawaa; Shigeru Imaib a ISS Utilization and Operations Department, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japanb Manned Space Systems Engineering Department, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Typically, satellites launched from Earth require dedicated launch vehicles to propel them into proper orbit. The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency found a way to cut the costs of this activity by designing a small satellite launcher, installed recently on the International Space Station (ISS). The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer is capable of launching (deploying) small satellites from the station ...
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