OREX

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OREX (Orbital Re-entry Experiment) was a NASDA re-entry demonstrator prototype which was launched in 1994 on the H-II launcher; the satellite was renamed Ryūsei (りゅうせい). It was a precursor for the Japanese space shuttle HOPE. OREX tested various communications systems, heating profiles and heat shielding components for HOPE.

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