Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H-II | TRMM & ETS 7
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.November 27, 1997Add to calendar
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 5th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,195th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 27, 21:27 – Nov 27, 21:27 UTC
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TRMM & ETS 7
TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) is the first space mission dedicated to quantitatively measuring tropical and subtropical rainfall which is one of the most important and least-known parameters affecting the global climate system. ETS-VII (Engineering Test Satellite, "Kiku 7") was launched aboard the H-2 No. 6 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in November 1997.mETS-VII itself comprises two satellites: "Orihime" and "Hikoboshi". "Orihime" is a target satellite weighing approximately 400 kilograms. It is placed in a fixed circular orbit at an altitude of roughly 550 kilometers. "Hikoboshi" is a chaser satellite, weighing some 2.5 tons. It moves in a variable orbit to rendezvous and dock with "Orihime". "Hikoboshi" is equipped with a six-jointed, three-clawed robot arm two meters long.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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