Status Report

Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.3

By SpaceRef Editor

July 17, 2002

Filed under National Space Development Agency of Japan, US

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) set the date
of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.3 which carries
the Data Relay Test Satellite (DRTS) and the Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System (USERS) from Tanegashima Space Center as indicated below.

Details of the flight schedule for the H-IIA No.3

1.Target Launch Date :
September 10(Tuesday), 2002

2.Target Launch Time :
17:20-17:50(Japanese Standard Time)

3.Reserved Period :
September 11(Wednesday) – September 30(Monday), 2002
(The Launch Time during this period varies daily.)

4.Launch Site : H-IIA Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center

Latest H-IIA information
http://h2a.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html
Data Relay Test Satellite (DRTS)

http://www.nasda.go.jp/sat/drts/index_e.html
Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System (USERS)

http://www.usef.or.jp/english/f3_project/users/f3_users.html