Space Flyer Unit reusable orbital experiment platform
Japanese reusable orbital experiment platform designed for scientific and engineering experiments, astronomical observations, and recovery; launched on March 18, 1995 and retrieved by the Space Shuttle on January 13, 1996.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SFUSpace Flyer UnitSpace Flyer Unit spacecraft
- Family Name
- SFU
- Full Name
- Space Flyer Unit reusable orbital experiment platform
- Roles
- orbiterresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Japanese reusable orbital experiment platform designed for scientific and engineering experiments, astronomical observations, and recovery; launched on March 18, 1995 and retrieved by the Space Shuttle on January 13, 1996.
- First Flight Year
- 1,995
- Last Flight Year
- 1,996
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:09:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:09:43 UTC