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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsH-IIA 204
Launched 2015-11-24 06:50 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
72nd
orbital launch attempt in 2015
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
4th
launch this year
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
243 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch

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.

Launch Provider
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.
Launches
59
Successful
57
97%
Upcoming
12
scheduled
Height
53m
Diameter
4m
Liftoff thrust
2,260kN
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