H-IIA launched ADEOS-II (Midori II), a Japanese Earth-observation satellite, from Tanegashima along with the FedSat, WEOS and MicroLabSat microsatellites. ADEOS-II's mission ended in October 2003 after its solar panels failed.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.8 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 35 H-IIA 202 flights
- Date and time
- 14 December 2002, 01:31 UTC
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2002-056
- Launches in 2002
- 59th of 65
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