Нанолончер IHI Aerospace

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Просто для масштаба. Кажется там все в масштабе 1:100.
 https://twitter.com/kittenblue0706/status/818395270811553792




 Союз - они летают сейчас на Союзах

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http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Tech/Japan-s-space-agency-to-try-again-with-minirocket-launch-in-2017   

February 13, 2017 11:30 am JST
Japan's space agency to try again with minirocket launch in 2017
JAXA pushes public-private effort, undaunted by January failure

The SS-520-4 minisatellite launcher, a collaboration between Japan's space agency and private companies, failed partway through its January launch.
                            
TOKYO -- Rallying from a failed launch in mid-January, the Japanese space agency will revise its planned low-cost satellite launch vehicle and mount a second attempt as early as this year.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency built the minirocket with help from the private sector, including Canon Electronics and IHI subsidiary IHI Aerospace. The relaunch would mark a major push by the agency to help civilian companies entering the space business.
Participating businesses will likely bear the brunt of the 300 million yen to 500 million yen ($2.64 million to $4.4 million) launch cost, though the government will likely allocate funds as well. JAXA aims to have the rocket finished by autumn. It will soon plan out how to procure needed parts and build the vehicle in time for a 2017 launch, then submit the plan to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. The ministry will secure a launch site accordingly, and a safety and inspections committee of its space division will review the plan.
January's rocket was a three-stage version of the existing two-stage SS-520, modified to carry a miniature satellite. Off-the-shelf consumer product technology was incorporated to keep costs down. The rocket blasted off successfully. But during the first stage of the launch sequence, transmission of such critical data as its temperature and position ceased. The agency aborted the second stage, letting the vehicle fall into the ocean.
After the failed launch, JAXA scrutinized data from minirocket's communications equipment and other components, and conducted new vibration tests. It eliminated parts that could have been responsible for the failure and put in place measures to prevent a recurrence of the problems. It will report in detail on the findings of its inspections at a section meeting of the technology ministry starting Monday.
Canon Electronics provided flight control mechanisms for the low-cost rocket. The company plans to continue on in the space business, including with a minisatellite launch in India this March.
The relaunch would offer a chance to promptly inspect on the spot the performance of consumer electronics devices used in the rocket.

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https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42693.0

Topic: SS-520-5 - TRICOM-1R - Early 2018

Looks like JAXA is penciling in the SS-520 reflight for March 2017 2018 according to NHK/JAXA press conference

 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170407/k10010940591000.html

Rumor mill says the rocket will be called SS-520-5, flying a payload called TRICOM-1R (likely the backup unit for TRICOM-1).

EDIT yeah, meant 2018...

 http://global.jaxa.jp/about/president/presslec/201704.html

JAXA President Monthly Press Conference April 2017

April, New Japanese Fiscal Year Starts

This April marks the beginning of the final year of the current term of JAXA's mid-term plan. JAXA has thus far pursued its projects in harmony with Japanese government's Basic Space Plan.
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SS-520 Relaunch Attempt

In the previous briefing, I mentioned JAXA's intentions of retrying SS-520 launch. Today I gladly announce that SS-520 will relaunch. The decision results fr om a consensus among the Ministries and the private businesses involved. In this world wh ere science advances rapidly, JAXA believes SS-520, with significant scientific missions, should fly as soon as possible. Relaunch requires thorough review on the last failure, countermeasures, and analysis of potential challenges and verification. JAXA, using all its technology earnestly seeks to learn from the failure and to retry by the end of this fiscal year.
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Тут небыло

 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/02/20170214_ss-520-4_j.html

Результаты причинно следственные и меры СС-520 4 No. эксперимента терпят неудачу

2017 14 февраля

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 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/02/files/20170214_ss-520-4_01_j.pdf
 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/02/files/20170214_ss-520-4_02_j.pdf
 http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/02/files/20170214_ss-520-4_03_j.pdf