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DEBUT (Orizuru)

DEBUT (Orizuru) - JAXA Satellite

The DEBUT (Deployable Boom & Umbrella Test) tested the deployment and retraction of a boom and an umbrella as an aerodynamic brake. Powered by batteries, it had only a short life time. DEBUT was launched on 7. Februar 1990 from Tanegashima on an H-1 (Serial: H-21) booster together with MOS 1b (Momo 1b) and JAS 1b (Fuji 1b, OSCAR 20). On orbit DEBUT was renamed Orizuru.

DEBUT (Orizuru) Mission Information

Mission Details

NameDEBUT (Orizuru)
TypeSatellite
ApplicationTether for the Microgravity Environment/Verification of the major Mechanical Elements of the boomerang Satellite
Launch DateFebruary 07, 1990
Launch SiteTanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch VehicleH-1 (9 SO)

Satellite Details

Mass50 Kg

Space Organization Details

OrganizationJAXA
ContinentAsia
CountryJapan
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