Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
GPM-Core
Launched
February 27, 2014
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
GPM Core launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 27, 2014. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 20th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,358th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ginrei, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 395 × 408 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- NASA | GPM Rocket LaunchNASA Goddard
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 20th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,358th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ginrei · NORAD 39572 · 2014-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-009A
- Epoch
- 2014-02-27 19:40:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.57684549 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009724
- Inclination
- 64.9205°
- Ascending node
- 59.5809°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.6588°
- Mean anomaly
- 299.5452°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Ginrei · NORAD 39572 · re-entered November 24, 2014
- Yui · NORAD 39573 · re-entered June 29, 2014
- GPM Core · NORAD 39574 · in orbit
- Kosu mozu · NORAD 39575 · re-entered July 24, 2014
- Teikyosat-3 · NORAD 39576 · re-entered October 25, 2014
- Cubesat-OSCAR-77 · NORAD 39577 · re-entered September 2, 2014
- Hayato 2 · NORAD 39578 · re-entered May 18, 2014
- Gennai · NORAD 39579 · re-entered April 26, 2014
H-2A F23 Stage 2 · re-entered June 16, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international satellite mission to provide next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 58th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
396 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GPM Core launch?
GPM Core launched on February 27, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GPM Core?
Coverage: NASA | GPM Rocket Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GPM Core?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did GPM Core launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did GPM Core reach?
Ginrei, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 395 × 408 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did GPM Core launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).