ETS-VII Orihime rendezvous target spacecraft
Orihime was ETS-VII's cooperative target spacecraft, paired with the Hikoboshi chaser. Separation and redocking experiments used the target to validate relative navigation, approach, and capture techniques for future orbital operations. It was a separate free-flying spacecraft during the experiments, rather than a fixed docking fixture.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OrihimeETS-VII targetKiku-7 target
- Family Name
- ETS-VII
- Full Name
- ETS-VII Orihime rendezvous target spacecraft
- Roles
- technology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- Orihime target
Details
- Description
- Orihime was ETS-VII's cooperative target spacecraft, paired with the Hikoboshi chaser. Separation and redocking experiments used the target to validate relative navigation, approach, and capture techniques for future orbital operations. It was a separate free-flying spacecraft during the experiments, rather than a fixed docking fixture.
- First Flight Year
- 1,997
Links
- Official Url
- https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/ets7/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:30:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:30:19 UTC