Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USERS SEM 2002-042A | Payload | re-entered 2007-06-15 | |
| KODAMA (DRTS) 2002-042B | Payload | 35982 × 36158 km · 11.5° | Globe |
| H-2A R/B(1) 2002-042C | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-12-11 | |
| H-2A R/B(2) 2002-042D | Rocket body | 498 × 34154 km · 28.4° | Globe |
| H-2A DEB 2002-042E | Debris | re-entered 2002-11-03 | |
| H-2A DEB 2002-042F | Debris | re-entered 2002-11-12 | |
| H-2A DEB 2002-042G | Debris | re-entered 2002-10-02 | |
| USERS REM 2002-042H | Payload | re-entered 2003-05-29 |
COSPAR ID 2002-042. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).