H-IIA, expendable launch system, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan

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H-IIA (H2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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Launch of Japanese H-IIA Rocket with ASTRO-H Onboard

Published on Feb 17, 2016

A Japanese H-IIA rocket has successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Center at 08:45 UTC, February 17th 2016 carrying the ASTRO-H payload into orbit. ASTRO-H is an X-ray astronomy payload satellite commissioned by JAXA for studying extremely energetic processes in the universe.

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H-IIB F6 launches HTV-6 (KOUNOTORI6)

Published on Dec 9, 2016

The H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 6 (H-IIB F6) launched the H-II Transfer Vehicle 6 “KOUNOTORI6” (HTV-6) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima, Japan, on 9 December 2016, at 13:26 UTC (22:26 JST). The unpiloted cargo spacecraft Kounotori 6 is loaded with more than 4.5 tons of supplies for the International Space Station. HTV-6 will approach the station after a four-day flight.

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H-IIA F35 launches QZS-3 (Michibiki 3/みちびき3号機)

Published on Aug 18, 2017

H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 35 (H-IIA F35 / H2A204 rocket) launched the third Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS-3 or MICHIBIKI No. 3/みちびき3号機) from Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima, Japan, on 19 August 2017, at 05:29 UTC (14:29 Japan Standard Time). Quasi-zenith Satellite System (QZSS - 準天頂衛星システム 静止軌道衛星) is a constellation of Japan’s geographic positioning satellites that significantly improve the accuracy of positioning in areas where GPS signals are not fully received due to interference caused by skyscrapers and mountainous terrain. The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 35 frame configuration is a H2A204 launch vehicle utilizing four SRB-As, because QZS-3 has a launch mass of 4,700 kilograms, around 700 kilograms more than QZS-2.

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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H-IIA F40 launches GOSAT-2 and KhalifaSat

Published on Oct 28, 2018

H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 40 (H-IIA F40) launched GOSAT-2 and KhalifaSat from Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima, Japan, on 29 October 2018 at 04:08 UTC (13:08 local time). GOSAT-2 or IBUKI-2 (いぶき2号) is JAXA's Second Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite and KhalifaSat (خليفة سات) is a remote sensing Earth observation satellite, developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates.

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