H-II | Myojo & Ryusei
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Feb. 3, 1994, 10:20 p.m. - Feb. 3, 1994, 10:20 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Feb. 3, 1994, 10:20 p.m. - Feb. 3, 1994, 10:20 p.m.
The Vehicle Evaluation Payload (VEP), renamed Myojo after launch, was a Japanese spacecraft that provided a ranging function as well as functions to measure the acceleration and deformation, in order to confirm the accuracy of the H-2 rocket orbit injection and understand the environment of the payload equipment. The Orbital Re-entry Experiment (OREX), renamed Ryusei after launch contributed to HOPE development by accumulating experience in designing and producing a re-entry vehicle and acquiring re-entry data which is difficult to acquire in ground experiments.
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