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VEP 5 [JAXA]
The VEP 5 (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 5) is a demonstration payload to be flown on the first flight of the H-3-30S launch vehicle.
VEP 5 consists of a non-seperable dummy mass attached to stage 2 of the launch vehicle. It will also deploy several small satellites.
| Nation: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | JAXA |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | Acoustic sensors, accelerometers and temperature sensors |
| Configuration: | truncated cone |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GTO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEP 5 | 2026-132# | 12.06.2026 | Ta YLP-2 | H-3-30S | with VEP 5, PETREL, BRO 22, STARS X, VERTECS, HORN L, HORN R |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
Further VEP missions:
