MDS-1

All you want to know about MDS-1

Mission Demonstration Satellite 1 "Tsubasa" (MDS-1) was a Japanese technology test mission. Its aim was to test commercial off the shelf components in space, especially in the radiation belt. The whole weight of the satellite was 475 kg. It was launch by the second H-2A on February 4, 2002. Tsubusa got retired on February 26, 2003. MDS-2 was cancelled because of budget reasons.

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Japanese space program

Earth observation

Akebono · Aqua¹ · Daichi · GCOM-W · GEOTAIL · GOSAT¹ · GPM · JERS-1 · TRMM¹

Comms, positioning and
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ETS-VIII · EGP/EGS · Kodama · Kirari · QZSS · REIMEI · SDS · Sohla 1 and 2 · WINDS

Astronomical observation

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Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration

Current	BepiColombo (with ESA) · Hayabusa · PLANET-C · SELENE

Other	LUNAR-A (cancelled) · Hayabusa 2 (status unclear) · Selene-2 (proposed)

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International Space Station (ISS) (joint) · H-II Transfer Vehicle

Missions completed

Sakigake · Suisei · Hiten · Yohkoh · ASCA · HALCA · Nozomi · MDS-1 · Adeos II · Micro Lab Sat 1

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