Deployed JAXA's ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite, renamed Hitomi after reaching orbit, to study high-energy cosmic phenomena, along with the Horyu-4 and Kinshachi 2/3 CubeSats as secondary payloads. Hitomi was lost in March 2016 after an attitude-control malfunction caused structural breakup.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.8 T
- Flight
- 18th
- of 35 H-IIA 202 flights
- Date and time
- 17 February 2016, 08:45 UTC
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 2016-012
- Launches in 2016
- 12th of 85
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