Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Midori
Launched
August 17, 1996
Image: Masamic
Summary
Midori launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-II from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 17, 1996. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,091st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th H-II flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Midori, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 827 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- H-II · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th H-II flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,091st orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Midori · NORAD 24277 · 1996-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ADEOS
- Object ID
- 1996-046A
- Epoch
- 1996-08-18 02:36:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.24591805 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014158
- Inclination
- 98.5921°
- Ascending node
- 307.1398°
- Arg. of perigee
- 183.4995°
- Mean anomaly
- 176.6097°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- -0.036801
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Midori · NORAD 24277 · in orbit
- Fuji-OSCAR-29 · NORAD 24278 · in orbit
H-II-4F Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Primary applications of ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observation Satellite), which has been renamed Midori after reaching orbit, include monitoring global environmental changes such as maritime meteorological conditions, atmospheric ozone, and gases that promote global warming. ADEOS was also expected to play a vital role in developing more sophisticated inter-orbit communications and platform technology for the satellite of tomorrow. ADEOS was launched by H-2 Launch Vehicle No.4 on August 1996 and provided a large volume of data containing valuable information about our environment atmosphere, ocean and land for about 10 months until it suddenly got out of control on 30 June 1997 because of the structural damage in its solar array paddle.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
4th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 28th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
517 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Midori launch?
Midori launched on August 17, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Midori?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Midori?
H-II, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-II spec sheet
Where did Midori launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Midori reach?
Midori, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 827 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Midori launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).