Category: Tanegashima, Japan
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | H-IIA 202 | XRISM & SLIM
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), formerly the X-Ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM), is a replacement for the Hitomi satellite that malfunctioned few weeks after the launch. Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is a lunar probe that will target a landing on a small crater in Mare Nectaris, an area located near the moon’s equator on the side facing Earth.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H-IIA 202 | IGS-Optical 8
The IGS-Optical 8 (Intelligence Gathering Satellite) is a Japanese optical reconnaissance satellite. The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan’s national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H3-30 | Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)
The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) is a Japanese satellite designed to observe the Earth’s surface using a phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radar (PALSAR-3).
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | H3 | Inmarsat satellite
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is scheduled to launch a H3 rocket as part of the mission. The launch is scheduled on 12/31/2023 00:00 UTC for the mission launching from
