Deployment
Int-Ball at International Space Station
JAXA JEM Internal Ball Camera: a free-flying, self-propelled spherical camera drone inside the ISS Japanese Experiment Module, controlled by JAXA ground operators to record crew operations (offloading photo/video chores from astronauts). Autonomous free-flight and station-keeping; tasking is ground-directed. Int-Ball 1 launched 2017-06-03; Int-Ball2 (2023-06-06) adds a stereo camera, IMU and autonomous docking.
Int-Ball by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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Key facts
- Mission
- JEM Internal Ball Camera
- Site
- ISS Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo)
- Status
- Int-Ball 1 (2017) plus Int-Ball2 (2023-06-06) operating; ground-directed free-flying camera
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-06
- Model
- Int-Ball
- Company
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Location
- International Space Station
- Operator
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2017-06-03
- ID
2e9da3c2-566e-4db1-b2cf-fce4586b44c1
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-06
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: research
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
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Methodology surface for Int-Ball at International Space Station.Common questions
- What is the Int-Ball deployment at International Space Station?
- Int-Ball, built by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Int-Ball at International Space Station?
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the manufacturer of Int-Ball, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Int-Ball deployment at International Space Station go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting June 3, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the Int-Ball deployment at International Space Station still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.
- Have there been incidents at the Int-Ball deployment at International Space Station?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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