Hitomi
Success
FEB 17201608:45:00 UTCH-IIA carried Hitomi, JAXA's X-ray astronomy satellite, to orbit along with three small satellites. About five weeks later, on 26 March 2016, controllers lost contact after a faulty reading from an attitude sensor led the satellite to spin up. JAXA concluded the solar panels had broken off and ended recovery efforts on 28 April.
LIFTOFF
FEB 17 201608:45:00 UTC
Success
launched from LA-Y / 1 Tanegashima
aboard H2A 202 F30 into LEO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payloads · 4
- 01
Hitomi (ASTRO-H)
Astronomy
- 02
ChubuSat-2
Heliophysics
- 03
ChubuSat-3
Earth observation
- 04
Horyu-4
Technology demonstration

