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 first demonstration of Panel ExTension SATellite (PETSAT), an idea originally proposed by the Nakasuka Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. PETSAT consists of interconnected standard subsystem panels that deploy or unfold after the spacecraft enters orbit.