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Project etc.
Innovative satellite technology demonstration program

This program is part of the strategic promotion of projects in the satellite development and demonstration platform under the “expansion of satellite development and utilization infrastructure” as indicated in the basic plan for space policy to provide opportunities to demonstrate equipment, parts, microsatellites and CubeSats developed by private companies, universities, research institutions, etc.

Research Goals

JAXA also aims to realize the followings through this program:

  1. We will acquire and accumulate new knowledge from the private companies, universities, etc., and connect it to the creation of future missions / projects and the establishment of space demonstration businesses by the private companies.
  2. Furthermore, we will lead to achievement of more advance and effective realization of ministries’ needs to solve policy issues of Japan reflecting new technologies, and to expansion of market share in the international market etc.
Multi-satellite mount structure
Launch of the Epsilon-5 with Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2 onboard
RAISE-2：RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-2
RAISE-4: RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4(Engineering model)