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Japanese Engineers to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite

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By Web Desk Published June 1, 2024 1 Min Read
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Japan set to blast off a wooden satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: AFP
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Japanese engineers have built a novel satellite, not from aluminium, copper, or any metal, but from an unexpected material. According to the Japan Times, Kyoto University and Tokyo logging company Sumitomo Forestry scientists developed a wooden satellite to orbit Earth. It is scheduled to launch aboard Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket in September this year.

Japan to launch the world's first environmentally friendly wooden satellite!

Ordinary satellites are made of aluminium and thus cause space #pollution!

Japanese scientists have named this wooden satellite 'Ligrosat'.

This satellite has been made by the aerospace engineers of… pic.twitter.com/zLFe3P5njM

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) February 22, 2024

The wooden satellite will depart from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the International Space Station (ISS). Afterwards, it will be released from Japan’s Kibo module to test its stability in the harsh space environment.

Named LignoSat, the satellite is a tiny cube made of magnolia wood, measuring 4 inches on each side and weighing just over 2 pounds, as reported by Gizmodo. The idea emerged four years ago, focusing on low-cost satellites and addressing the space junk problem.

The space probe is not entirely made of wood; some parts are made of aluminium. It is designed to burn up completely upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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