Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Midori-2
Launched
December 14, 2002
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Midori-2 launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on December 14, 2002. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 11th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,570th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd H-IIA 202 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Midori-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 812 × 813 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd H-IIA 202 flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 11th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,570th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Midori-2 · NORAD 27597 · 2002-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ADEOS-II
- Object ID
- 2002-056A
- Epoch
- 2002-12-14 06:01:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25899261 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000624
- Inclination
- 98.6883°
- Ascending node
- 57.5925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.6407°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.4844°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
7 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 7 still in orbit
- Midori-2 · NORAD 27597 · in orbit
- Fedsat · NORAD 27598 · in orbit
- WEOS · NORAD 27599 · in orbit
- Micro-LabSat · NORAD 27600 · in orbit
H-2A F4 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Midori II has been engaged in various observation missions to understand the realities and causes of global environmental changes, such as abnormal weather conditions and the expansion of the ozone hole.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
11th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 35th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Midori-2 launch?
Midori-2 launched on December 14, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Midori-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Midori-2?
H-IIA 202, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Midori-2 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Midori-2 reach?
Midori-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 812 × 813 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Midori-2 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).