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OREX

Japanese re-entry demonstrator prototype. OREX was launched on February 3, 1994 aboard a H-II from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Feb 4, 1994).

COSPAR 1994-007ANORAD 22978Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Ryusei
Common name: OREX
Payload designation: OREX
International designator: 1994-007A
NORAD catalog number: 22978
GCAT identifier: S22978
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/272

Mission

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

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): LLEO/I
Perigee: 448 km
Apogee: 458 km
Inclination: 30.51°
Status: Landed
Status date: February 4, 1994
Last known active: Feb 3, 1994
End of operations: Feb 3, 1994

Size

Mass: 865 kg
Dry mass: 761 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 3.40 m
Span: 3.4 m

Launched together

MyojoTechnology · NASDA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3775410 (CC0).