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H3-22 | DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-22 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 53rd launch · 5th this year · humanity's 6,791st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 4, 06:48 – Nov 4, 08:16 UTC
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DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)
DSN 3, also known as Kirameki 3, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source
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
Pad — Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Local pad time: Nov 4, 3:48 PM GMT+9
17 launches from this pad · 98 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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