<nowiki>IRVE-2; NASA spacecraft which tested an inflatable reentry system; Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment-2; IRVE-II; 36.254NR</nowiki>
IRVE-2 
NASA spacecraft which tested an inflatable reentry system
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Instance of
  • reentry vehicle
  • technology demonstration spacecraft
  • inflatable space structure
Country of origin
Operator
Start point
  • Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 2
Manufacturer
Space launch vehicle
UTC date of spacecraft launch
  • 17 August 2009 (12:52:00)
Type of orbit
Mass
  • 124.6 kg
Diameter
  • 2.93 m
Length
  • 1.6 m
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  • English: The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment 2 (IRVE-2) was launched on 17 August 2009 aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket to an altitude of 218 kilometres (135 mi).

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