JAXA launched a 50 kg-class small satellite (Micro-Labsat) in 2002. The experiences and actual achievements gained from the work with Micro-Labsat, from development to operation, are now being applied in the development work for the SDS-1. The SDS-1 is a box-type satellite with a mass of about 100 kg and approximate dimensions of 70 by 70 by 60 cm. If plans go as scheduled, it will be launched as a piggyback satellite (refer to here) on the H-II A rocket and stationed in a sun-synchronous orbit in 2008.Two TiNi P10 Pinpullers are used to deploy the solar array panels.
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