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Japan’s BEAK 3-Unit (3U) Cubesat

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
September 30, 2023
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Japan’s BEAK 3-Unit (3U) Cubesat
Japan’s BEAK 3-Unit (3U) Cubesat
NASA

An Exterior view of the BEAK 3-Unit (3U) Cubesat.

BEAK is developed by The University of Tokyo in Kashiwa, Japan and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Sagamihara, Japan, and its primary mission is to test novel technologies for use in future nano-sized planetary probes.

jsc2023e054812 (7/28/2023) – larger image

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