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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLaunch FailureEarth ScienceH3-22 · Maiden flight
Launched 2023-03-07 01:37:55 UTCYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
2nd stage engine failed to ignite due to electrical circuit failure between vehicle controller and engine igniter at engine ignition.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
H3-22 lifted off with ALOS-3 (Maiden flight), but the launch failed.
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Planned times, from liftoff at . The result is at the top of the page.
Maiden flight of the H3 launch vehicle, carrying the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3).
ALOS-3, also known as Advanced Optical Satellite is a successor of the optical mission of the Advanced Land Observation Satellite “DAICHI” (ALOS). The new satellite will achieve improved ground resolution (0.8 m) while observing a wide -swath (70 km) by a larger sensor with higher performance compared to DAICH, and continuously observe not only Japan but also global land areas to construct a system that can swiftly and timely acquire, process and distribute image data. Based on the accumulated data captured in pre- and post-disaster times, the satellite aims to become one of the imperative devices for disaster prevention and preparation activities of countries and municipal governments.
Observation data acquired by the satellite is also expected to be useful in various fields such as contributing to the maintenance and updates of precise geospatial information in Japan as well as developing countries, and research and applications on coastal and land environmental monitoring by its observation capabilities.
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.
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Apparent failure at 2nd stage ignition;FTS initiated.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin
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24 hours slip due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
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March 6 new launch date confirmed by JAXA.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET March 6 per local news reports and air-space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET early March
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch aborted post main engine ignition due to 1st stage problem; roll back to VAB required.
Cosmic_Penguin
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24 hr delay after abort
scottm3
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hold at engine ignition
scottm3
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Webcast started
Cosmic_Penguin
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2 days slip due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
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February 15 launch date confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to NET February 15. Launch window TBC.
Nosu
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1 day slip due to one day slip of the previous H-IIA launch that flew today
Cosmic_Penguin
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Launch window confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET February 12, 2023
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
63m
Diameter
5.3m
Liftoff thrust
7,542kN
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