Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH3-22Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)
Launched
November 4, 2024 · 06:48 UTC
Image: JAXA
Summary
DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3-22 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on November 4, 2024 at 06:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:48 to 08:16 UTC. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 53rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,791st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th H3-22 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Kirameki 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 367 × 35,423 km orbit inclined 24.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- H3-22 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)for DSN Corporation
- Milestone
- 4th H3-22 flight · 3rd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 53rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,791st orbital launch attempt202nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kirameki 3 · NORAD 61733 · 2024-198 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-198A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-04 10:22:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29676261 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7223353
- Inclination
- 24.8244°
- Ascending node
- 187.4093°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.035°
- Mean anomaly
- 107.0373°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kirameki 3 · NORAD 61733 · in orbit
H3 F4 Stage 2 · re-entered March 20, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
DSN 3, also known as Kirameki 3, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
13th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, 3rd this year · 93rd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 4, 3:48 PM GMT+9, in daylight
18 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source
Official Webcast by JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構 has started
LL2 · 11/4/2024 · source
Tweaked launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/2/2024 · source
Rescheduled for November 4 due to launch site weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2024 · source
Rescheduled for November 2.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2024 · source
Delayed due to unfavorable launch weather conditions; new launch date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/28/2024 · source
Delayed to October 30 due to 2nd stage engine valve replacement.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/22/2024 · source
Rescheduled for October 26 due to delays with previous H-IIA launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/27/2024 · source
Questions
When did DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) launch?
DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) launched on November 4, 2024 at 06:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:48 to 08:16 UTC.
Where can I watch DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)?
Coverage: Xバンド防衛通信衛星「きらめき3号」／H3ロケット4号機打上げライブ中継; H３ロケット4号機 Xバンド防衛通信衛星「きらめき3号」打上げ / H3 Rocket F4 X-band defense communication satellite-3 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)?
H3-22, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H3-22 spec sheet
Where did DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Liftoff was Nov 4, 3:48 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) reach?
Kirameki 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 367 × 35,423 km orbit inclined 24.8°.
How many satellites did DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).