Wednesday, October 23, 1996

Hyflex

 1996-S07


The HYFLEX lifting body was launched on the first test flight of the J-1 rocket. The J-1 performed perfectly and Hyflex reentered the atmosphere, proving performance of the heat shield tiles and control systems. However, the vehicle's flotation device separated after splashdown and Hyflex sank before it could be recovered. 12 of the 14 experiments returned their data via telemetry successfully, but the post-flight condition of the thermal protection system could not be inspected.

Splashdown was at 143.5E 28.5N.

Mass was 1054 kg, size was 4.4 l 1.4m dia.


Hyflex 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Feb 11  2300 Launch by J-1 (1F)  TSNC O 
  T+1:35 St 1 burnout 
  T+2:15 H-1 SRB sep 80 km  -6365 x 95 ?  
  T+2:17 M23 burn 
 2303  T+3:27 M23 burnout 
  T+3:36 Fairing sep 
 2304  Apogee 107 km 3.9km/s 
 2304 T+3:58 M23 sep 136E 30.5N  -5450 x 107 x 30.6  
  Reentry 
  62 km 4 km/s 
  Parachute deploy 
 2311?  Splashdown near Ogasawara I

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