IKAROS Solar Power Sail Demonstrator
IKAROS was a JAXA solar-power-sail technology demonstrator launched in 2010 to test solar sailing and photovoltaic power generation in interplanetary space.
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Identity
- Aliases
- IKAROSInterplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the SunSmall Solar Power Sail DemonstratorSmall Solar Power Sail Demonstrator IKAROS
- Family Name
- IKAROS
- Full Name
- IKAROS Solar Power Sail Demonstrator
- Roles
- technology_demonstratorinterplanetary_proberesearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- IKAROS was a JAXA solar-power-sail technology demonstrator launched in 2010 to test solar sailing and photovoltaic power generation in interplanetary space.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,025
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 19:16:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:12:10 UTC