H3-22 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) launch

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Advanced Land Observing Satellite‑4

Name: H3-22 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)
Start: 2024-07-01T03:06:42Z
Location: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

H3-22 · ALOS-4

Launched Mon, Jul 1 · 3:06:42 AM UTC2024-07-01 03:06:42 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+16:25 and released the payload at T+16:45.

Worldwide

126th

orbital launch attempt in 2024

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

3rd

launch this year

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

135 d 2 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4” (ALOS-4) aboard the third H3 Launch Vehicle

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 3:06 AM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Ascent6

T+0:003:06 AMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:563:08 AMThe side boosters are separated from the launcher.
T+3:303:10 AMSeparation of the payload fairing
T+5:033:11 AMCut-off of the main engine
T+5:113:11 AMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+5:243:12 AMFirst start of the second engine

Second Stage and Payload2

T+16:253:23 AMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+16:453:23 AMFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket

Mission

The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) is a Japanese satellite designed to observe the Earth's surface using a phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radar (PALSAR-3).

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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Jul 1 · 6:23 AM
Launch success with satellite solar panels deployed and in proper attitude control.
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Jul 1 · 3:26 AM
Spacecraft separation.
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Jul 1 · 3:07 AM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jul 1 · 1:52 AM
Official Webcast by JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構 has started
Launch Library 2
Jun 28 · 5:20 AM
Delayed to July 1st due to launch site weather.
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Apr 26 · 1:30 AM
GO for launch.
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Apr 10 · 1:23 PM
NET June 2024; launch vehicle variant TBD.
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Jan 9 · 2:27 PM
Tweaked approximate launch date per launch manifest (P.129 of source).
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H3-22

Vehicle history

Height

63m

Diameter

5.3m

Liftoff thrust

7,542kN

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Advanced Land Observing Satellite‑4

H3-22 · ALOS-4

Launched Mon, Jul 1 · 3:06:42 AM UTC2024-07-01 03:06:42 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Reached orbit

Follow Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+16:25 and released the payload at T+16:45.

Worldwide

126th

orbital launch attempt in 2024

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

3rd

launch this year

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2

2nd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

135 d 2 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: Launch of Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 “DAICHI-4” (ALOS-4) aboard the third H3 Launch Vehicle

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 3:06 AM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Ascent6

T+0:003:06 AMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+1:563:08 AMThe side boosters are separated from the launcher.
T+3:303:10 AMSeparation of the payload fairing
T+5:033:11 AMCut-off of the main engine
T+5:113:11 AMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+5:243:12 AMFirst start of the second engine

Second Stage and Payload2

T+16:253:23 AMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+16:453:23 AMFinal deployment of the payload from the rocket

Mission

The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) is a Japanese satellite designed to observe the Earth's surface using a phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radar (PALSAR-3).

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

Updates

Jul 1 · 6:23 AM
Launch success with satellite solar panels deployed and in proper attitude control.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jul 1 · 3:26 AM
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jul 1 · 3:07 AM
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jul 1 · 1:52 AM
Official Webcast by JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構 has started
Launch Library 2
Jun 28 · 5:20 AM
Delayed to July 1st due to launch site weather.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Apr 26 · 1:30 AM
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
Apr 10 · 1:23 PM
NET June 2024; launch vehicle variant TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jan 9 · 2:27 PM
Tweaked approximate launch date per launch manifest (P.129 of source).
Cosmic_Penguin

H3-22

Vehicle history

Height

63m

Diameter

5.3m

Liftoff thrust

7,542kN

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Second Stage and Payload2

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