Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Apr 23, 2026, 03:09 AM UTC
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Vehicle
Electron
Agency
Rocket Lab
Site / Pad
MAHIA / LC1A
Outcome
Success
Flight
87
COSPAR Designator
2026-088
Mission
Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare) (Technology)
JAXA-manifested rideshare of eight separate spacecraft that includes educational small sats, an ocean monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna that can be packed tightly using origami folding techniques and unfurled to 25 times its size. The satellites were originally planned to launch with RAISE-4 on a Japanese Epsilon-S rocket, but the Epsilon-S was heavily delayed due to test firing failures. The 8 satellites are: * MAGNARO-II * KOSEN-2R * WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II * FSI-SAT2 * OrigamiSat-2 * Mono-Nikko * ARICA-2 * PRELUDE
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Electron
Provider
Rocket Lab
Agency launches
87 (8 YTD)
Site launches
75 (6 YTD)
Pad launches
40 (5 YTD)
Payloads (9)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-088A | FSI-SAT2 | FSI/HSU | J | Track |
| 2026-088B | KOSEN-2R | YONA | J | Track |
| 2026-088C | PRELUDE | NIHON | J | Track |
| 2026-088D | OrigamiSat-2 | SCITOK | J | Track |
| 2026-088E | ARICA-2 | AOGD | J | Track |
| 2026-088F | WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II | WASEDA | J | Track |
| 2026-088G | Tigris | NAG | J | Track |
| 2026-088H | Mono-Nikko | DNIK | J | Track |
| 2026-088L | Piscis | NAG | J |