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1995 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

SFU & Himawari 5

successH-II | SFU & Himawari 5

SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.

Overview

Date / time
March 18, 1995 at 08:01 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Mission
SFU & Himawari 5
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
H-II →
Launch provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency →

Payloads deployed · 2

HIMAWARI-5 (GMS-5)
GEO
SFU
LEO