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WARP-01

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	Warpspace
COSPAR ID	1998-067SA
SATCAT no.	47924
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date	20 February 2021, 17:36:50 UTC
Rocket	Antares 230+
Launch site	MARS, Pad 0A
Deployed from	ISS Kibō Delivered by Cygnus NG-15
Deployment date	14 March 2021
End of mission
Decay date	1 May 2022
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	51.6°

WARP-01, nicknamed Nichirin, was a 1U-sized CubeSat developed and operated by Warpspace, a newspace company based in Tsukuba, Japan. It was launched on 20 February 2021 on board a Cygnus cargo spacecraft, and deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 14 March 2021. WARP-01 was used for technology validation and monitoring the radio wave and radiation environment in space.

Overview

WARP-01 was Warpspace's first satellite. The company signed a contract to deploy a satellite from the ISS's Kibo Module with Space BD on 24 August 2018. Inside the satellite were several wedding memorial plaques, which were sent to space as part of a 'space bridal service'. At the time the service was first announced in July 2018, media reports said that astronauts staying on the ISS were to take photographs of the satellite during its deployment. WARP-01 was unveiled during an event in Tsukuba city in February 2020. WARP-01 was launched and carried to space on board Cygnus NG-15. WARP-01 tested a radiation sensor, which was used to monitor the radiation environment in low Earth orbit.

WARP-01 decayed from orbit on 1 May 2022.

See also

• OPUSAT-II
• RSP-01
• STARS-EC

References

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7. "独自人工衛星で記念プレート放出する宇宙ブライダル事業が発足". 宇宙（そら）へのポータルサイトsorae.jp (in Japanese). July 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
8. Allen, Kerry (July 25, 2018). "Japanese firm to launch wedding plaques into space". BBC. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
9. "WARP-01 FM機お披露目決定" (in Japanese). January 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
10. "WARP-01". N2YO.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

External links

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• Spacecraft which reentered in 2022