LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Mar 28 2003

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

JSE kougaku-1 gouki

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(1:27 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(1:27 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(1:27 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

H-IIA 2024

Description:

The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Government/Top Secret
The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1