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JAXA ISTD-4

Electron launch from Mahia (New Zealand) on April 23, 2026, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 23, 2026 · 03:09 UTCLaunch 2026-088Launch no. 7,271 in the log
RocketElectron
SpaceportMahiapad LC1A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRocket LabNew Zealand

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 23, 2026, 03:09
Launch designation
2026-088
Mission
JAXA ISTD-4
Flight name
Kakushin Rising
Vehicle flight ID
87

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
192 km
Initial apogee
553 km
Inclination
97.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.150 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
FSI-SAT22026-088ANORAD 68792Future Science InstituteTechnology1 kgIn orbit
KOSEN-2R2026-088BNORAD 68793Yonago National College of TechnologyTechnology3 kgIn orbit
PRELUDE2026-088CNORAD 68794Nihon DaigakuTechnology1 kgIn orbit
OrigamiSat-22026-088DNORAD 68795Science TokyoTechnology4 kgIn orbit
ARICA-22026-088ENORAD 68796Aoyama Gakuin UniversityAstronomy1 kgIn orbit
WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II2026-088FNORAD 68797Waseda Daigaku (Sodai)Technology1 kgIn orbit
MAGNARO-II A2026-088GNORAD 68798Nagoya UniversityTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Mono-Nikko2026-088HNORAD 68799Di-Nikko Engineering Co. Ltd.Technology1 kgIn orbit
MAGNARO-II B2026-088LNagoya University———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.