BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Follow the preparations and launch of the Japanese H-2A rocket carrying the Data Relay Test Satellite and USERS space experiment platform. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Flight data file
Vehicle: H-2A
Payload: DRTS & USERS
Launch date: Sept. 10, 2002
Launch time: 0820-0850 GMT (4:20-4:50 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan

Pre-launch briefing
Launch timeline - Chart with the key events to occur during the launch.

Ground track - Map showing the course the rocket will follow during its flight.

H-2A - Diagram showing the configuration of the rocket for this launch and comparison to preview flights.

DRTS - Overview of the Data Relay Test Satellite cargo.

USERS - Details on the Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System payload.


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