Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Kakehashi
Launched
February 21, 1998
Image: Masamic
Summary
Kakehashi launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-II from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 21, 1998. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,219th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th H-II flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kakehashi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 1,882 km orbit inclined 30.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-II · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th H-II flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,219th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kakehashi · NORAD 25175 · 1998-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COMETS
- Object ID
- 1998-011A
- Epoch
- 1998-02-21 11:01:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.52930584 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1092974
- Inclination
- 30.1208°
- Ascending node
- 305.2787°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.7011°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.2187°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Kakehashi · NORAD 25175 · in orbit
H-II-5F Stage 2 · re-entered February 1, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
COMETS (Communication Engineering Test Satellite) a two-ton geostationary three-axis stabilized satellite, is being created to develop the new technologies required for future fields in communications and broadcasting.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
6th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 30th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kakehashi launch?
Kakehashi launched on February 21, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kakehashi?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kakehashi?
H-II, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-II spec sheet
Where did Kakehashi launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Kakehashi reach?
Kakehashi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 256 × 1,882 km orbit inclined 30.1°.
How many satellites did Kakehashi launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).