H3-22 | DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)
H3-22 launched the DSN 3 (Kirameki 3) mission for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on Nov 4, 2024 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H3-22 | DSN 3 (Kirameki 3)
Launched Nov 4, 2024 3:48:00 PMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
90° E
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 0.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
DSN 3, also known as Kirameki 3, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Mon, Nov 4 · 3:48:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Rocket
- H3-22
- Mission type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- GTO
- Launch pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan