Overview
YOMOGI is the first GARDENs satellite, a 1U CubeSat. The first cohort handled its design, manufacturing, testing and operation from June 2021. It was handed over to JAXA on 5 June 2024 and launched on a Falcon 9 on 5 November 2024. It was deployed from the ISS Kibo module on 9 December 2024 and re-entered the atmosphere on 31 March 2025
Its launch and deployment came after KASHIWA and SAKURA. The experience of its development and operation has been passed on to the later satellites
The name
Named after mugwort (yomogi), whose flower language means tranquillity, happiness and peace
