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2003 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)

failureH-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)

Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.

Overview

Date / time: November 29, 2003 at 04:33 AM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Mission: IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

FailureOne of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage.

Launch provider

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency →