Time for the second test flight of H3! Hope it goes smoothly this time!

Scheduled for (UTC)	2024-02-17 00:22:55
Scheduled for (local)	2024-02-17 09:22:55 (JST)
Launch site	LA-Y2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
Launch vehicle	H3-22
Launch provider	Mitsubushi Heavy Industries / JAXA
Mission success criteria	Successful launch and deployment of payloads into Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Livestreams

Stream	Link
JAXA webcast (English)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQOlhDRddI
JAXA webcast (Japanese)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtsUTvZRcJM

Stats

☑️ 1st launch from LA-Y2 this year

☑️ 1st Japanese launch this year

☑️ 2nd H3 launch overall

Payload info (NextSpaceflight)

VEP 4

The VEP 4 (Vehicle Evaluation Payload 4) is a 2600 kg mass simulator payload that will be carried on the 2nd test flight of the H3 rocket, instead of the ALOS-4 Earth observation satellite as originally planned.

CE-SAT-1E

70-kilogram class optical Earth observation satellite from Canon Electronics Inc., similar to the previously launched CE-SAT-1.

TIRSAT

5 kg 3U CubeSat by Japan Space Systems and other institutes to test an infrared sensor for Earth surface observation purposes.