Space Flyer Unit
The Space Flyer Unit (宇宙実験・観測フリーフライヤ, Uchū Jikken-Kansoku Free Flyer) was a spacecraft which was launched by Japan on March 18, 1995.
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASDA ISAS NEDO USEF |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-011A |
| SATCAT no. | 23521 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 10 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Launch mass | 3,846 kilograms (8,479 lb) |
| Landing mass | 3,492 kilograms (7,699 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 March 1995, 08:01 UTC |
| Rocket | H-II 3F |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
| End of mission | |
| Recovered by | Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-72 |
| Recovery date | 13 January 1996 |
| Landing date | 20 January 1996, 07:41:41 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy SLF Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 470 kilometres (290 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 492 kilometres (306 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.4 degrees |
| Period | 94.22 minutes |
| Epoch | 17 April 1995 |
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