Japan Launches in 2018
Japan flew 6 orbital launch attempts in 2018, 5% of the world's 114, all of them successful. 3 on H-IIA 202, 1 on Epsilon, 1 on SS-520-5 and 1 on H-IIB 304. Together they put 26 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 2018
- 6
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 5%
- of 114
- Busiest month
- February
- 2 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 26 t
Month by month
Japan orbital launches per month, 2018
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 0Mar
- 0Apr
- 0May
- 1Jun
- 0Jul
- 0Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 0Dec
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| Month | Japan |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
Rockets Japan flew in 2018
Every launch of 2018
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2018 | Epsilon | ASNARO-2 | Success |
| 3 February 2018 | SS-520-5 | TRICOM-1R | Success |
| 27 February 2018 | H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 6 | Success |
| 12 June 2018 | H-IIA 202 | IGS Radar 6 | Success |
| 22 September 2018 | H-IIB 304 | Kounotori 7 (HTV-7) | Success |
| 29 October 2018 | H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2 | Success |