Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
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Launch date | 2017 |
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Manufacturers | Mitsubishi Electric |
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ID | 2238448 |
About Super Low Altitude Test Satellite
SLATS, the Super Low Altitude Test Satellite, is 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.