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ALOS‑2

Name: H-IIA 202 | ALOS-2
Start: 2014-05-24T03:05:14Z
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

H-IIA 202

Launched Sat, May 24 · 3:05:14 AM UTC2014-05-24 03:05:14 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

30th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

2nd

launch this year

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

85 d 8 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of the H-IIA No. 24 rocket carrying the DAICHI-2/ALOS-2 sat

Mission

ALOS 2 (Advanced Land Observation Satellite 2) is a planned radar Earth observation satellite to be used for cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying. It is the follow up to the radar component of ALOS (Daichi)

Launch Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Commercial · Japan · Founded 1884 · President Seiji Izumisawa

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.

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Upcoming

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H-IIA 202

Vehicle history

Height

53m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

10,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,260kN

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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

ALOS‑2

H-IIA 202

Launched Sat, May 24 · 3:05:14 AM UTC2014-05-24 03:05:14 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

30th

orbital launch attempt in 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

2nd

launch this year

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

85 d 8 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of the H-IIA No. 24 rocket carrying the DAICHI-2/ALOS-2 sat

Mission

Launch Provider

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Commercial · Japan · Founded 1884 · President Seiji Izumisawa

Launches

Successful

97%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesH-I H-II H-III Kounotori HTV

All Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches Website Wikipedia

H-IIA 202

Vehicle history

Height

53m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

10,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,260kN

Next From Tanegashima Space Center

Tanegashima Space Center schedule

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ETS-9Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-22 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, JapanGeostationary Transfer OrbitTo be determinedNET 2026 Jun30Wed

IGS Optical Diversification 1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-30 · Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, JapanSun-Synchronous OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD

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ALOS‑2

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