H-IIA 2024 | USERS & DRTS

Name: H-IIA 2024 | USERS & DRTS
Start: 2002-09-10T08:20:00Z
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

USERS (Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System) was a Japanese microgravity experimental satellite. After 8.5 months in orbit, a reentry vehicle was to be returned to earth with the materials manufacturered in space. DRTS (Data Relay & Tracking Satellite) is an inter-satellite communications experiment satellite to relay data between the target spacecraft (low earth orbit satellites, space stations, etc.) and ground stations.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 10, 2002 at 08:20 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: H-IIA
Operator: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission type: Communications