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Hayabusa-2

H-IIA 202 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on December 3, 2014, carrying 11 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 3, 2014 · 04:22 UTCLaunch 2014-076Launch no. 5,425 in the log
RocketH-IIA 202variant 1
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 3, 2014, 04:22
Launch designation
2014-076
Mission
Hayabusa-2
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-26

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
250 km
Initial apogee
254 km
Inclination
30.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.715 t
Payloads
11
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hayabusa 22014-076ANORAD 40319Institute of Space and Astronautical SciDeep space554 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 3, 2014
Fuji-OSCAR-822014-076BNORAD 40320Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyDeep space18 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 3, 2014
DESPATCH2014-076CNORAD 40321Tama Art University, Hachioji campusDeep space32 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 3, 2014
PROCYON2014-076DNORAD 40322Tokyo UniversityDeep space65 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 3, 2014
Hayabusa 2 Return Capsule2014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
Minerva II-1 Rover 1A2014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
Minerva II-1 Rover 1B2014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
Minerva II-2 Rover 22014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
MASCOT2014-076German Research Inst. for Aviation and Spaceflight———
SCI2014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———
DCAM-32014-076Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci———

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