LRE Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
29 Aug 2001, 7:00am
UTC
Location
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
LRE
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.1 (H-IIA/F1) was launched at 4:00 p.m. on August 29, 2001, Japan Standard Time, from Tanegashima Space Center. The launch vehicle was successfully lifted off with its flight azimuth of 90 degrees. The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.1 flied normally, and the second stage was successfully injected into the geostationary transfer orbit. The separation of the Laser Ranging Equipment (LRE) was confirmed about 39 minutes and 47 seconds after the lift-off.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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