Deployment
Experiment Result of Large Deployable Reflector Small-sized Partial Model 2
(LDREX-2)
(16 October 2006) Concerning the
deployment experiment of the Large Deployable Reflector Small-sized Partial
Model 2 (LDREX-2) launched by the Ariane 5 launch vehicle at 5:56 a.m. on Oct.
14, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, JST,) the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(JAXA) confirmed the antenna deployment by images acquired at the Malindi
Station in the Republic of Kenya.
The images are attached
below.
Image taken from the back of the antenna (courtesy: JAXA)
Image taken from the side of the antenna (courtesy: JAXA)
It is expected to take a week to 10 days to
find the final result of the deployment experiment as we have to analyse
telemetry data acquired during the experiment. We will release the result as
soon as the analysis is completed.
(source: JAXA)