RAISE-2 (RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-2) is a

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for

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, part of the Japanese space agency

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's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program. RAISE-2 was launched on 9 November 2021 as the main satellite of Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-2. RAISE-2 was developed by

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Instruments

RAISE-2 carries six payloads that will each be tested in orbit during its one year mission. The payloads were selected in December 2018. * SPR was developed by Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation * I-FOG (In-orbit Demonstration of Closed-Loop Fiber Optic Gyro) was developed by Tamagawa Seiki Company * ASC was developed by Amanogi Corporation * 3D-ANT is a satellite antenna made by a 3D printer, it was developed by Mitsubishi Electric * ATCD was developed by

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* MARIN was developed by

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