LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Thu Aug 27 1987
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Kiku 5

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

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Rocket Details

Name:

H-I

Description:

The H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a license-produced American First Stage and set of booster rockets and all-Japanese upper stages. It replaced the N-II and was subsequently replaced by the H-2 which has the same upper stages with a Japaense first stage.

H-I rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Japanese geostationary communications satellite
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Tanegashima, Japan

Pad

Osaki Y LP2