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Kakehashi

H-IIJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Saturday, February 21, 1998 · 07:55 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been use...

Height53 m
LEO Payload10,000 kg
Launches39
Successes33

Provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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JPN • Founded 2003

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan's national aero-space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for...

Mission Brief

COMETS (Communication Engineering Test Satellite) a two-ton geostationary three-axis stabilized satellite, is being created to develop the new technologies required for future fields in communications and broadcasting.

PayloadKakehashi
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Stages2
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

LAUNCH SITE
30.401°N, 130.978°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.