Satellites

Payload

VEP

activePayloadHEO

VEP is a Japan payload satellite, launched on February 3, 1994 into HEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 3, 1994 at 10:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-II
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mission
Myojo & Ryusei

Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
35,878 km
Periapsis
423 km
Inclination
29.18°
Orbital period
637.19 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
2,378.59 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-007B
NORAD catalog №
22979
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
6.718 m²
Status
active