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Myojo
A NASDA (National Space Development Agency of Japan) payload attached to the H-2 launch vehicle to monitor the rocket's performance, confirm the accuracy of the H-2 orbit injection, and collect data on the environment of the payload equipment; "Myojo" means "Venus". It was also known as the Vehicle Evaluation Payload (VEP).
| launch date | Feb. 3, 1994 |
| launch vehicle | H-2 |
| launch site | Tanegashima |
| orbit | 449 × 36,261 km × 28.6° |
| total mass | 2,391 kg |
Related categories
• JAPANESE SPACECRAFT• SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
• JAPAN IN SPACE
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