H-IIA 204 | DSN 2 (Kirameki 2)
DSN 2, also known as Kirameki 2, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.
H-IIA (H2A) was an expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch Akatsuki, which studied the planet Venus. Launches occur at the Tanegashima Space Center.
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Mission Profile
DSN 2 (Kirameki 2) was a H-IIA 204 mission operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that lifted off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on January 24, 2017. The flight carried its payload on a communications mission to Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The launch was a success.