Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Launched
October 29, 2018
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on October 29, 2018. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 39th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th H-IIA 202 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ibuki 2, one of 139 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 625 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 139 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- H-IIAロケット40号機(いぶき2号/KhalifaSat)打上げ_種子島宇宙センターTane Solaたねそら
- KhalifaSat Launch - Live from Tanegashima Space Center, JapanMohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre MBRSC
- H-IIAロケット40号機打上げライブ中継 / Live streaming the launch of H-IIA Rocket No.40DiscoverMHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 26th H-IIA 202 flight · 3rd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 39th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,792nd orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ibuki 2 · NORAD 43672 · 2018-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 139 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-084B
- Epoch
- 2018-10-29 07:15:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.86998349 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014858
- Inclination
- 97.8487°
- Ascending node
- 52.8471°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.1751°
- Mean anomaly
- 169.1091°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
139 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 129 debris, 3 components; 12 still in orbit
- Ibuki 2 · NORAD 43672 · in orbit
- KhalifaSat · NORAD 43676 · in orbit
- Ten-Koh · NORAD 43677 · in orbit
- Phillipines-OSCAR-101 · NORAD 43678 · in orbit
- Aoi · NORAD 43679 · in orbit
- AUTCube-2 · NORAD 43681 · in orbit
H-2A F40 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
47th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 78th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 launch?
KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 launched on October 29, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2?
Coverage: H-IIAロケット40号機(いぶき2号/KhalifaSat)打上げ_種子島宇宙センター; KhalifaSat Launch - Live from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan; H-IIAロケット40号機打上げライブ中継 / Live streaming the launch of H-IIA Rocket No.40. Watch the replay
What rocket launched KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 reach?
Ibuki 2, one of 139 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 625 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).