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Rideshare Mission

ASTRO-H

succesfull


Launch operator

MHI Launch Services

Launch date

17 February 2016

Launcher

H-IIA

Spacecraft launched

4

Launch Location

LA-Y1, Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC), Japan

Orbit

LEO

Spacecraft integrators

MHI Launch Services

Rideshare Mission

ASTRO-H

succesfull


SmallsatTypeCustomerCountryPurpose
Astro-H (NeXT, Hitomi)MicroSat > 500kgsJAXAJapanSpace Exploration
ChubuSat-2 (Kinshachi-2)MicroSat 50-100kgsNagoya UniversityJapanTechnology
ChubuSat-3 (Kinshachi-3)MicroSat 50-100kgsNagoya UniversityJapanTechnology
Horyu-4MicroSat 50-100kgsKyushu Institute of TechnologyJapanTechnology

Rideshare Mission

ASTRO-H

succesfull


H-IIA on the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima

ASTRO-H satellite in orbit

ChubuSat satellite in orbit (Image credit- Nagoya University)

HORYU-4 Microsat

Rideshare Mission

ASTRO-H

succesfull