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Myojo

Japanese spacecraft used to evaluate performance of the H-II rocket. Myojo was launched on February 3, 1994 aboard a H-II from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1994-007BNORAD 22979Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Myojo
Payload designation: VEP
International designator: 1994-007B
NORAD catalog number: 22979
GCAT identifier: S22979
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/272

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: NASDA Tech
Owner: NASDA
Country: Japan
Builder: National Space Development Adminstration
Platform (bus): VEP

Launch

Date: February 3, 1994 · 22:20 UTC
Launch record: 1994-007Success
Rocket: H-II
Spaceport: Tanegashima · pad Y

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GTO
Perigee: 483 km
Apogee: 36,063 km
Inclination: 28.61°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Feb 7, 1994
End of operations: Feb 7, 1994

Size

Mass: 600 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,400 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11279320 (CC0).