JAXA H-IIA 202 GOSAT
H-IIA 202
Status
Success
Date
23 JAN 2009
03:54
Launch Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Mission Overview
Japanese Earth observation satellite. Launched with 7 secondary payloads.
Rocket
H-IIA 202
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
285 T
Thrust
2,260 kN