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Launch SuccessfulMitsubishi Heavy Industries
H-IIA 204: DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)
DSN 2, also known as Kirameki 2, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Mission Data
🇯🇵Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesEst. 1884
Launch VehicleH-IIA 204
Vehicle FamilyH-II
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record57 successes / 2 failures (97%)
Success Streak3 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch PadYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location🇯🇵 Tanegashima Space Center, Japan JPN
Orbital Launches This Year#6
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad57
Launches From This Site100
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About H-IIA 204
H-IIA (H2A) was an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
Launch Site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1 · 30.4008°N 130.9777°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.