Mission type Technology COSPAR ID 1994-007A Mission duration 2 hours | Operator NASDA SATCAT no. 22978 | |
Website www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/orex/index_e.html | ||
OREX (Orbital Re-entry Experiment) was a NASDA re-entry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1994 on the H-II launcher; the satellite was renamed Ryūsei (りゅうせい, Shooting star). It was a precursor for the Japanese space Shuttle Hope.
OREX tested various communications systems, heating profiles and heat shielding components for Hope.
References
OREX Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA