Himawari 3
N-2
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Mission
Himawari 3
Type: Earth Science
Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications
Trajectory
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Rocket
N-2 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Length: 35 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 132 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 2000 kg
The N-2 was manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with the first launch on 1981-02-11. N-2 has 8 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 8 launches. The N-II or N-2 was a derivative of the American Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It replaced the N-I-rocket in Japanese use. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Delta-F second stage, nine Castor SRMs, and on most flights either a Star-37E or Burner-2 upper stage, identical to the US Delta 0100 series configurations. Eight were launched between 1981 and 1987, before it was replaced by the H-I, which featured Japanese-produced upper stages. All eight launches were successful.
Agency
National Space Development Agency of Japan – NASDA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: NASDA
- Country: JPN
