28932 - H-2A Rocket Body

This H-2A rocket body was used to launch the ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite, also known as Daichi) satellite. The Japanese (JAXA) remote sensing craft carries three instruments for cartographic and natural resource monitoring.

Alternate Names

ALOS H2A Rocket

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2006-01-24
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Launch Site: Tanegashima, Japan