Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
ALOS-2
Launched
May 24, 2014
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
ALOS-2 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on May 24, 2014. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 21st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,379th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th H-IIA 202 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Daichi-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 642 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th H-IIA 202 flight · 2nd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 21st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,379th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Daichi-2 · NORAD 39766 · 2014-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-029A
- Epoch
- 2014-05-24 04:11:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.79526751 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000628
- Inclination
- 97.8806°
- Ascending node
- 241.7043°
- Arg. of perigee
- 206.4674°
- Mean anomaly
- 153.6316°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- Daichi-2 · NORAD 39766 · in orbit
- UNIFORM-1 · NORAD 39767 · in orbit
- SOCRATES · NORAD 39768 · in orbit
- Raijin-2 · NORAD 39769 · in orbit
- SPROUT · NORAD 39770 · re-entered August 11, 2024
H-2A F24 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ALOS 2 (Advanced Land Observation Satellite 2) is a planned radar Earth observation satellite to be used for cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying. It is the follow up to the radar component of ALOS (Daichi)
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
31st launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 59th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ALOS-2 launch?
ALOS-2 launched on May 24, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ALOS-2?
Coverage: Launch of the H-IIA No. 24 rocket carrying the DAICHI-2/ALOS-2 sat. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ALOS-2?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did ALOS-2 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did ALOS-2 reach?
Daichi-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 642 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did ALOS-2 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).