Kirameki 3

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きらめき3号

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2024-198ALaunched 11/4/2024

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Kirameki 3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: H3-22S
Launch Date: 11/4/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 5,000 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

D

Organizations

Operator: DSN Corporation
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2024-198A

Track

Mentions

5

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Kirameki 3 is expected to enter service by the end of March 2025 after transfer to its designated geostationary orbit and completion of a testing phase.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Nov 5, 2024Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket

Kirameki 3 joins Kirameki 1 and Kirameki 2 to complete a three-satellite configuration planned by Japan’s Defense Ministry.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 5, 2024Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket

The H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on 2024-11-04 carrying the Kirameki 3 communications satellite.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Nov 5, 2024Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket

Kirameki 3 is an X-band communication satellite deployed for Japan’s Defense Ministry.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 5, 2024Japan Strengthens Military Communication Capabilities with Launch of Kirameki 3 Satellite Aboard H3 Rocket

Japan launched the Kirameki 3 communications satellite for defense purposes on 2024-11-04 using the fourth flight of the H3 rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Nov 4, 2024Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket