launched from Japan

Hitomi

Success
FEB 17201608:45:00 UTC

H-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.

launched from LA-Y / 1 Tanegashima

aboard H2A 202 F30 into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

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Payloads · 4

  • 01

    Hitomi (ASTRO-H)

    Astronomy

  • 02

    ChubuSat-2

    Heliophysics

  • 03

    ChubuSat-3

    Earth observation

  • 04

    Horyu-4

    Technology demonstration

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