Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 204Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)
Launched
January 24, 2017
Image: JAXA
Summary
DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 204 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on January 24, 2017. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 31st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,621st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd H-IIA 204 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 204 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd H-IIA 204 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 31st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,621st orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kirameki 2 · NORAD 41940 · in orbit
H-2A F32 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DSN 2, also known as Kirameki 2, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
39th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 69th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) launch?
DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) launched on January 24, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット31号機 ひまわり９号 打上げ 【SD360】; H-IIAロケット32号機 打上げ / H-2A Rocket F32 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)?
H-IIA 204, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 204 spec sheet
Where did DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).