The Mission
Rocket:
H-2A
Payload:
GCOM W1 & KOMPSAT 3
Date:
May 17, 2012
Window:
1639-1642 GMT (12:39-12:42 p.m. EDT)
Site:
Launch Pad 1, Yoshinobu Launch Complex, Tanegashima, Japan
Mission Status Center
Launch timeline
Flight ground track
H-2A rocket diagram
Shizuku overview
(.pdf)
H-2A launch ground track
The H-2A rocket will fly south-southwest from the Tanegashima Space Center to deploy its payloads in a 434-mile-high orbit with an inclination of 98.2 degrees. Credit: JAXA
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