European Space Agency mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis before its close fly-by of Earth.
Vehicle
H3
H3
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.27 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
0
Launch complex
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.
Adding launch on H3 per a technical presentation at IAC 2024, pending official confirmation of the JAXA contribution. Backup launch vehicles are Ariane 62 and Falcon 9.
