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| The third rendezvous dokcing was sucesfully conducted on Oct..27,999. (photo), Exp. schedule (Press Release) |
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| Automatic Satellite Capture experiment was sucesfully conducted on Sept. 1, 1999 (Press release) |
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| NASDA/DLR joint robot experiments were sucesfully conducted on April 19 to 21, 1999 (Press Release) (more photo) |
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| NASDA/ESA joint robot experiments were successfully conducted. (99/04/08)(More Photo) |
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| Target satellite handling by ETS-VII robot arm (99/03/25) (GIF animation) (Detail) (Detail2) |
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| NASDA astronaut, Mr. Wakata (left) tele-operated ETS-VII's robot arm from NASDA Tsukuba Space Center. (99/03/16) (Detail) |
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| Engineering Test Satellite 7 (ETS-7) (Left: chaser, Right: target) was launched on Nov.28, 1997 |
| What's New | Oct. 31, 2002 |
* Operation of the ETS-VII satellite was terminated on October 30th 2002.
ETS-VII was operated for nearly 5 years after completion of all planned
robotics / rendezvous docking technology experiments within the first 2
years. (Oct. 31, 2002)
* ETS-VII's operation by ETS-VII project team was finished on December
16. Satellite checkout was conducted on December 15 and 16 as the last
experimental operation, Monitoring of the satellie will be continued to
evaluate the durability of the satellite for a long period in space.(Dec.
21, 1999)
* ETS-VII's final robot experiments were successfully conducted on Nov.
29, 1999.
ETS-VII's operations for experiments will end on Dec. 17, 1999. Monitor
of the satellite will be continued. (Dec. 02, '99)
*The third rendezvous docking experiment was successfully conducted on
Oct. 27, 1999
*Joint robot experiments by NASDA and DLR/IRF were successfully conducted
on April 19 - 21, 1999 at NASDA Tsukuba Space Center using ETS-VII. (99/04/21)
* NASDA and ESA are conducting the joint space robot experiments using
ETS-VII on April 6 to 8.(99/04/07) (Photo)
(NASDA's
Press Release) (ESA's
press release)
* NASDA conducted the target satellite handling experiment using ETS-VII's
robot arm. This experiment was to show the capability of handling large
heavy payload by the satellite mounted robot arm, and to show the coordinated
functions of the ETS-VII rendezvous docking system and robot system. The
experiment was quite successful. With this experiment, NASDA successfully
conducted all planned robot experiments. Additional experiments are under
consideration.(99/03/25) (Press
Release & Details)
* NASDA astronaut, Mr. Koichi Wakata tele-operated ETS-VII robot arm from
NASDA Tsukuba Space Center. This is to evaluate the difference of the shuttle
remote manipulator and the ETS-VII onboard robot arm. Experiment was quite
successful. (99/03/19) (Detail)
* Trouble shooting to identify the satellite attitude error which occurred
during the 2nd rendezvous docking experiment which conducted last August
are being conducted between March 1 to 12, 1999 (March 02, 1999) (Detail)
* Most of NASDA's robot experiments were successfully conducted. Remaining
experiments are (a) target satellite handling experiment to be conducted
in March, joint experiments with ESA, MITI and DLR. These experiments are
to be conducted in May. By the end of May 1999, all planned robot experiments
will be conduced. ETS-VII's mission life was originally designed as 1.5
years and will end in May 1999. However condition of the satellite is pretty
good, additional 6 months of mission operations are decided. (March 02,
1999) (Detail)
| Update Notice |
* Start of this web page (98/03/27)
| Related Links |
This web page is intended to provide information of the ETS-VII (Engineering
Test Satellite No.7) whose mission is to demonstrate the rendezvous docking
and space robot technologies. The ETS-VII satellite was launched on November
28th, 1997 by NASDA's H-II rocket and is orbiting the 550km altitude, 35
degrees inclination orbit now.
ETS-VII project team, National Space Development Agency of Japan
For more information and comment, please contact
Dr. Mitsushige Oda (Principal
Investigator of ETS-VII Robot Experiments)