# Int-Ball at International Space Station: deployment

Canonical ID: `2e9da3c2-566e-4db1-b2cf-fce4586b44c1`

## 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_

- **Slug:** int-ball-iss-jem
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Int-Ball](/models/int-ball.md) (id: `1c3eedb7-e6f3-42dd-a389-5427e5aa1be3`)
- **Company:** [Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency](/companies/jaxa.md) (id: `cb870451-dba4-4457-9548-ac73fc43f747`)
- **Location:** [International Space Station](/locations/international-space-station.md) (id: `5fe59ad9-1543-4b12-b030-a20d6614c778`)
- **Operator:** [Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency](/companies/jaxa.md) (id: `cb870451-dba4-4457-9548-ac73fc43f747`)
- **First seen:** 2017-06-03T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Int-Ball

## 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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