WARP-01,nicknamedNichirin,was a 1U-sizedCubeSatdeveloped and operated byWarpspace,anewspacecompany based inTsukuba, Japan.It was launched on 20 February 2021 on board aCygnuscargo spacecraft, and deployed from theInternational Space Station(ISS) on 14 March 2021.[1][2]WARP-01 was used for technology validation and monitoring the radio wave and radiation environment in space.[3]
WARP-01 was Warpspace's first satellite. The company signed a contract to deploy a satellite from the ISS'sKibo Modulewith Space BD on 24 August 2018.[4]Inside the satellite were several wedding memorial plaques, which were sent to space as part of a 'space bridal service'.[5]At the time the service was first announced in July 2018,[6][7]media reports said that astronauts staying on the ISS were to take photographs of the satellite during its deployment.[8]WARP-01 was unveiled during an event in Tsukuba city in February 2020.[9]WARP-01 was launched and carried to space on boardCygnus NG-15.WARP-01 tested a radiation sensor, which was used to monitor the radiation environment inlow Earth orbit.[5]
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas (, ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flightsare underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
