Atsushi Space Challenge Spacecraft

Satellite name	Atsushi Space Challenge (ASC CubeSat)
Form factor	CubeSat
Units or mass	1U
Status	Passive?
Launched	2025-08-24
NORAD ID	?
Deployer	J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher	Falcon 9 (CRS-33)
Deployment	Deployed from ISS on 2025-09-19
Organization	Exspace
Institution	Company
Entity type	Commercial
Headquarters	Japan
Launch brokerer	Mitsui
Partners	task, inc., Exspace, Inc., YOSHIMOTO KOGYO CO., LTD., AbemaTV, Inc.
Oneliner	The ASC CubeSat includes metal plates and SD cards with the names and messages of those who donated.
Description	In an age when people are increasingly connected to their smartphones, Entertainer Atsushi Tamura is launching this CubeSat as part of a television program project, inspired by his childhood dream and a wish to encourage everyone to look up at the sky together. The ASC CubeSat includes metal plates and SD cards with the names and messages of those who donated to this effort through crowdfunding.
Sources	[1]
Photo sources	[1]
On the same launch	Atsushi Space Challenge Dragonfly GHS-01 RSP-03 STARS-Me2

Last modified: 2025-12-25