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IKAROS

IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) experimental spacecraft. The spacecraft was launched on 20 May 2010, aboard an H-IIA rocket, together with the Akatsuki (Venus Climate Orbiter) probe and four other small spacecraft. IKAROS is the first spacecraft to successfully…

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Closest approach
8 December 2010
COSPAR ID
2010-020E
Declared
15 May 2025
Dimensions
Solar sail: 14 m × 14 m (46 ft × 46 ft) (area: 196 m2 (2,110 sq ft))
Disposal
decommissioned
Distance
80,800 kilometers (50,200 mi)

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IKAROS

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related to References · 11
IKAROS → Bibcode, Demonstration, First Solar Power Sail, International Symposium, July, March, Osamu Mori, PDF, Retrieved, Science, Space Technology
related to Mission progress · 10
IKAROS → Akatsuki, DCAM1, DCAM2, H-IIA, July, June, May, Tanegashima Space Center, The, Venus Climate Orbiter
related to External links · 9
IKAROS → Demonstrator, IKAROS小型ソーラー電力セイル実証機, JAXA, June, Sail Navigation Technology, Second Separation Camera, Small Solar Power Sail, Successful Image Shooting, YouTube
related to Scientific results · 7
IKAROS → CPT, From, GAP, It, JAXA, July, Toma
related to Design · 5
IKAROS → Eighty, Inc, LCD, PowerFilm, The
related to Purpose · 5
IKAROS → Deployment, It, Measurement, The IKAROS, Thin-film
Closest approach · 1
IKAROS → 8 December 2010
COSPAR ID · 1
IKAROS → 2010-020E
Declared · 1
IKAROS → 15 May 2025
Dimensions · 1
IKAROS → Solar sail: 14 m × 14 m (46 ft × 46 ft) (area: 196 m2 (2,110 sq ft))

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sail solar spacecraft jaxa 2010 mission may space venus panels ft control power attitude time 20 sun successfully technology distance

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IKAROSClosest approach8 December 20101.00infobox
IKAROSCOSPAR ID2010-020E1.00infobox
IKAROSDeclared15 May 20251.00infobox
IKAROSDimensionsSolar sail: 14 m × 14 m (46 ft × 46 ft) (area: 196 m2 (2,110 sq ft))1.00infobox
IKAROSDisposaldecommissioned1.00infobox
IKAROSDistance80,800 kilometers (50,200 mi)1.00infobox
IKAROSLast contact21 May 20151.00infobox
IKAROSLaunch date21:58:22, 20 May 2010 (UTC) (2010-05-20T21:58:22Z)1.00infobox
IKAROSLaunch mass310 kg1.00infobox
IKAROSLaunch siteTanegashima, LA-Y1.00infobox
IKAROSMission duration5 years and 1 day1.00infobox
IKAROSMission typeSolar sail technology1.00infobox
IKAROSOperatorJAXA1.00infobox
IKAROSReference systemHeliocentric orbit1.00infobox
IKAROSRocketH-IIA 2021.00infobox
IKAROSSATCAT no.365771.00infobox
IKAROSWebsiteglobal.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/ikaros/1.00infobox
IKAROSis afirst spacecraft to successfully demonstrate solar sail technology in interplanetary space0.90text

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