H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)

Failure

H-IIA 2024 | IGS Radar (2) & IGS Optical (2)

Failure reason: One of the SRBs failed to separate from the 1st stage.

Destroyed by range safety after solid booster nozzle burn-through resulted in motor not separating from core.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: H-IIA · Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Launch pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · View on map (opens in new tab)