Orex Reentry Vehicle Credit - NASDA

NASDA ballistic capsule used to test materials and acquire data related to atmospheric re-entry for use in design of Japanese HOPE spaceplane. Launch vehicle H-2.

Typical orbit: 450 km x 451 km at 31 degrees inclination. Mass: 865 kg (1,906 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: H-2.

• 1994 February 3 - OREX - Launch Site: Tanegashima. Launch Vehicle: H-2. Mass: 865 kg (1,906 lb). Perigee: 450 km (270 mi). Apogee: 451 km (280 mi). Inclination: 30.50 deg. Period: 93.50 min.

  Orbital Reentry Experiment. Orbital Re-entry Experiment Vehicle (OREX) Ryusei. Acquisition of data related to atmospheric reentry. Launch vehicle H-II rocket test flight H-II 1F. Launching organization NASDA. Launch time 2220:00 UT.

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