flown missionSuccess

H-II | Kakehashi

Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 — Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Kakehashi
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

COMETS (Communication Engineering Test Satellite) a two-ton geostationary three-axis stabilized satellite, is being created to develop the new technologies required for future fields in communications and broadcasting.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
H-II
Family
H-II
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Type
Government
Country
JPN

launch site

Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Country
JPN
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo