Launcher Vehicle Length 5.2 m 2.8 m Width 2.6 m 1.8 m Height 3.2 m 2.0 m Weight in the air 5.3 t 2.7 t Maximum operation depth 11,000 m 7,000 m Payload - Less than 30kg Towing speed Less than 1.5 knot Observation equipments CTD (1) Side scan sonar (1) Sub-bottom profiler (1) Black-and-white TV camera for general monitoring (1) Black-and-white TV camera for monitoring secondary cable (1) CTD (1) Wide-angle color TV camera (2) 3CCD color TV camera (1) 5-mega pixel digital Still camera (1) Lighting Navigation devices Navigation equipments Sonar for investigating obstacles forward (1) Black-and-white TV camera Altimeter, Depth recorder, Compass Emergency flasher Sonar for investigating obstacles forward GPS radio, ARGOS transmitter Work Devices - Manipulators (degree of freedom 6, 1units) Cables Fiberoptic electromechanical cable Main cable (45 mm × 12,000 m) Secondary cable (29.5 mm × 250 m) ■Mission of KAIKO 7000 (1) To survey the deep ocean areas that are impossible with manned submersible (2) To survey the deep ocean area that are dangerous due to complicated topography “KAIKO 7000” consists of the KAIKO’s launcher and the new vehicle that was remodeled 7000m-class deep sea ROV “UROV7K” as substitute for the lost KAIKO’s vehicle. The submergence depth of 7000m is the one of the world's largest class.