LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Tue Nov 24 2015
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Telstar 12 VANTAGE

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(6:50 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(6:23 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(8:07 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

H-IIA 204

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.

H-IIA 204 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • At an orbital location of 15° West, Telstar 12 VANTAGE will provide coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as high traffic maritime zones in the Mediterranean, North Sea, Caribbean and the South Atlantic. The satellite contains 52 Ku-band transponders at 36 MHz.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Tanegashima, Japan

Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex