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MTSAT
H-IIJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Monday, November 15, 1999 · 07:29 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
H-II
Profile →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
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...
Mission Brief
Japanese communications satellite
PayloadMTSAT
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Stages2
PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30.401°N, 130.978°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
