Launch Overview
Vehicle
H-II
Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Site / Pad
TNSC / Y
Outcome
Success
Flight
H-II-3F
COSPAR Designator
1995-011
Mission
SFU & Himawari 5 (Astrophysics)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
H-II
Provider
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Agency launches
3 (1 YTD)
Site launches
27 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
3 (1 YTD)