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DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
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Kakehashi
H-IIJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Saturday, February 21, 1998 · 07:55 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
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
StagesUnknown
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Global range
- Latitude
- 30.401°N
- Longitude
- 130.978°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:55 AM UTC - 07:55 AM UTC
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Profile →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...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
