1994-007B
The first test launch of the H-II heavy launch vehicle carried a Vehicle Evaluation Payload (VEP). The 2400 kg VEP was the ETS-6 ground test model, and consisted of vehicle monitoring instruments, attached to the first LAPS liquid apogee stage. The LAPS stage carried 1470 kg of propellant ballast. VEP was named Myojo (Morning/Evening Star) once in orbit. VEP took off aboard H-2-1F from the Yoshinobu complex at Tanegashima on 1994 Feb 3.
| Myojo | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Feb 3 | 2220 | Launch by H-II (H-2-1F) | TNSC |
| 2221 | SRB sep (T+1:39) 40 km 1.6 km/s | ||
| 2223 | Fairing sep (T+3:40) 130 km 2.8 km/s | ||
| 2226 | LE-7 MECO, (T+5:56) 227 km 5 km/s? | -4600 x 300 ? | |
| 2226 | T+6:06 Stage 1 sep | ||
| 2226 | LE-5A SEIG1 (T+6:12) | ||
| 2233 | LE-5A SECO1 (T+12:55), 454 km | ||
| 2234 | OREX sep (T+13:50) | 454 x 454 x | |
| 2245 | LE-5A TIG2 (T+24:56), 2:46 | ||
| 2247 | LE-5A MECO2 (T+27:36) | ||
| 2248 | VEP sep (T+27:56), 467 km | ||
| 1994 Feb 6 | 1200 | 642.00 468 x 36078 x 28.54 | |
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