Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIA 2024Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)
Launched
November 29, 2003
Image: JAXA
Summary
IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-IIA 2024 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on November 29, 2003. The mission failed: One of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,631st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th H-IIA 2024 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Result
- One of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th H-IIA 2024 flight · 2nd this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,631st orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
13th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 37th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
246 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) launch?
IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) launched on November 29, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) fail?
One of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage.
Where can I watch IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)?
H-IIA 2024, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-IIA 2024 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2) going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.