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GOSAT-2/Khalifasat

H-IIA 202 launch from Tanegashima (Japan) on October 29, 2018, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 29, 2018 · 04:08 UTCLaunch 2018-084Launch no. 5,788 in the log
RocketH-IIA 202variant 1
SpaceportTanegashimapad Y
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMHIJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 29, 2018, 04:08
Launch designation
2018-084
Mission
GOSAT-2/Khalifasat
Vehicle flight ID
H-IIA-40

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
597 km
Initial apogee
618 km
Inclination
97.9°
Payload mass to orbit
2.7 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Ibuki 22018-084BNORAD 43672Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyEarth science1,750 kgIn orbit
KhalifaSat2018-084FNORAD 43676Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, EIASTOptical imaging330 kgIn orbit
Ten-Koh2018-084GNORAD 43677Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology22 kgIn orbit
Phillipines-OSCAR-1012018-084HNORAD 43678Department of Science and TechnologyOptical imaging56 kgIn orbit
Aoi2018-084JNORAD 43679Shizuoka UniversityAstronomy1 kgIn orbit
AUTCube-22018-084KNORAD 43681Aichi University of TechnologyTechnology2 kgIn orbit

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