USERS REM

Japan

Spacecraft n°:

Japanese satellite n°: 104

Unmanned Space Experiment Reentry System

Launch data:

Designation	27515 / 02042A
Launch date	10 Sep 2002 - 08:20 UT
Launch site	Tanegashima
Launch vehicle	H-2A (2024) (#10)
Mission	Scientific: microgravity
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	440/455 km
Inclination	30.4°
Period

Contains a crystal growth experiment and an automated reentry module that should come back to earth after 8.5 months.

Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform	SEM
Mass at launch	800 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Out of service:
Cause:
Descent date: service module	15 Jun 2007 - ~09:21 UT
Lifetime:

The reentry vehicle (27815 / 02042H) and the propulsion module have a mass of 926 kg.

External resources

http://www.usef.or.jp/english/f3_project/users/f3_users.html (Ref.241)

Ref: #3(SD418), #7, #15, #207, #241 - update: 17.01.11