Overview
BOTAN is the fourth GARDENs CubeSat. Nine students began its development in April 2023
It was handed over to JAXA on 28 February 2025 and launched on a Falcon 9 on 16 September 2025. Carried to the ISS by Cygnus NG-23, it was deployed on 10 October 2025. Transmissions were stopped on 27 February 2026 and the satellite re-entered the atmosphere on 3 March 2026
The name
The members and the experience of the earlier satellites are likened to the petals of a peony (botan). The name carries the wish to bring them together into a great result
