| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | DRTS (Data Relay Test Satellite, Kodama) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Japan |
| Operator/Owner | National Space Development Agency |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 90.77 |
| Perigee (km) | 35775 |
| Apogee (km) | 35799 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000284650236022487 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.12 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2650 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1500 |
| Power (watts) | 2100 |
| Date of Launch | 10-09-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 7 yrs. |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Country of Contractor | Japan |
| Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | H2A |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-042B |
| NORAD Number | 27516 |
| Comments | Develop more advanced data relay by improving the technology for the Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Satellite (COMETS). |