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H-IIA 202 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on August 29, 2001, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 29, 2001 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 2001-038Launch no. 4,489 in the log
RocketH-IIA 202
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASDAJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 29, 2001, 07:00
Launch designation
2001-038
Mission
LRE
Flight name
VEP-2/LRE
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-1F

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
303 km
Initial apogee
305 km
Inclination
28.1°
Payload mass to orbit
0.086 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
LRE2001-038ANORAD 26898National Space Development AdminstrationGeodesy86 kgIn orbit
VEP-22001-038BNational Space Development Adminstration———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.