Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
IGS Radar Spare
Launched
February 1, 2015
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
IGS Radar Spare launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 1, 2015. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 24th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,446th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 16th H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 24th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,446th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- JSE reda yobi-ki · NORAD 40381 · in orbit
H-2A F27 Stage 2 · re-entered December 1, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch an Information Gathering Satellite with a radar reconnaissance payload for the Japanese government.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
34th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 62nd from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IGS Radar Spare launch?
IGS Radar Spare launched on February 1, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IGS Radar Spare?
Coverage: 【2月1日に延期】 H-IIAロケット27号機 打上げ H-IIA Rocket F27 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IGS Radar Spare?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did IGS Radar Spare launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit was IGS Radar Spare going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did IGS Radar Spare launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).