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USERS SEM

H-IIA 2024 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on September 10, 2002, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 10, 2002 · 08:20 UTCLaunch 2002-042Launch no. 4,552 in the log
RocketH-IIA 2024
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 10, 2002, 08:20
Launch designation
2002-042
Mission
USERS SEM
Flight name
USERS/DRTS
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-3F

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
439 km
Initial apogee
455 km
Inclination
30.4°
Payload mass to orbit
5.0 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
USERS2002-042ANORAD 27515Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free FlyerMicrogravity800 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 15, 2007
Kodama2002-042BNORAD 27516National Space Development AdminstrationCommunications2,800 kgIn orbit
USERS REM2002-042HNORAD 27815Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free FlyerMicrogravity400 kgLanded · May 29, 2003

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.