Earth orbit
Hitomi (ASTRO-H)
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the ASTRO program.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the ASTRO program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2016-012; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 17 February 2016, 08:45 UTC
- Launch location
- Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Nippon
- Launch vehicle
- H-IIA 202
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 26 March 2016
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Hitomi (ASTRO-H)
GCAT program: ASTRO.
- GCAT ID
- S41337
- Manufacturer
- TSUK/NECTF
- Launch mass
- 2,700 kg
- Dimensions
- 4.5 m long · 2.2 m diameter · 14 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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Verification
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