SOHLA-2 is a 50 kg microsatellite and will be the first demonstrator of Panel ExTension SATellite (PETSAT) which was first proposed by the Nakasuka Laboratory of University of Tokyo. PETSAT consists of a combination of standardised subsystem panels that are hinged together and deploy/unfold once the spacecraft is in orbit.
SOHLA-2, a 50 kg microsatellite, will serve as the inaugural demonstration of Panel ExTension SATellite (PETSAT), an idea initially proposed by the Nakasuka Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. PETSAT consists of standard subsystem panels that are hinged together and deploy/unfold once in orbit.