OREX (Orbital Re-entry Experiment) was a
NASDA
The , or NASDA, was a Japanese national space agency established on October 1, 1969 under the National Space Development Agency Law only for peaceful purposes. Based on the Space Development Program enacted by the Minister of Education, Culture, ...
re-entry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1994 on the
H-II launcher; the satellite was renamed . It was a precursor for the Japanese space shuttle
HOPE
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.
As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...
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OREX tested various communications systems, heating profiles and heat shielding components for HOPE.
See also
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ALFLEX
ALFLEX (Automatic Landing Flight EXperiment) was an experimental unmanned aircraft created by National Space Development Agency of Japan, NASDA and National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan, NAL, the predecessors of JAXA, in 1996. It was built as a ...
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HOPE-X
HOPE (H-II Orbiting Plane) was a Japanese experimental spaceplane project designed by a partnership between NASDA and NAL (both now part of JAXA), started in the 1980s. It was positioned for most of its lifetime as one of the main Japanese contri ...
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HYFLEX
HYFLEX (Hypersonic Flight Experiment) was a National Space Development Agency of Japan reentry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1996 on the only flight of the J-I launcher. It was a successor of OREX and was a precursor for the Japan ...
References
External links
Description of OREX on JAXA web site
Satellites of Japan
Spacecraft launched in 1994
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