H-IIA launched Japan's ALOS-2 (Daichi-2) radar Earth-observation satellite from Tanegashima, carrying the upgraded PALSAR-2 radar for higher-resolution land imaging, along with four rideshare smallsats.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.3 T
- Flight
- 13th
- of 35 H-IIA 202 flights
- Date and time
- 24 May 2014, 03:05 UTC
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2014-029
- Launches in 2014
- 30th of 92
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