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PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 25, 2026
Time (UTC)09:33 AM UTC
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SFU & Himawari 5
H-IIJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Saturday, March 18, 1995 · 08:01 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.
PayloadSFU & Himawari 5
OrbitLow Earth 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
08:01 AM UTC - 08:01 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.
