Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
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Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
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Super Low Altitude Test Satellite (SLATS) or Tsubame was a JAXA satellite intended to demonstrate operations in very low Earth orbit, using ion engines to counteract aerodynamic drag from the Earth's atmosphere which is substantial at such lower orbital altitudes. It was launched on 23 December 2017, and decommissioned on 1 October 2019. The spacecraft was equipped with sensors to determine atomic oxygen density, an exposure facility to measure material degradation in the 200 km orbit, and a sma
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Low_Altitude_Test_Satellite
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2015-12-19T09:35:33Z
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2024-09-06T20:52:15Z
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