H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)
Launch Failure
One of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage.L - -- : -- : -- : --
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Nov. 29, 2003, 4:33 a.m. - Nov. 29, 2003, 4:33 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Nov. 29, 2003, 4:33 a.m. - Nov. 29, 2003, 4:33 a.m.
Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.
The H-IIA rocket family is an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid fuelled rocket has been used to launch satellites, lunar spacecraft and planetary science craft.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. MHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan.
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