Media get glimpse of test satellite to measure radiation

Media get glimpse of test satellite to measure radiation

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the Mission Demonstration Test Satellite 1 (MDS-1), a test satellite that will enter geostationary orbit around the Earth for a year to measure space radiation. The National Space Development Agency showed journalists the MDS-1 at a space center in the town of Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture Dec. 10.

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