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DSN CorporationKirameki 3 Mission
11/4/2024
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.
Kirameki 3 is an X-band communication satellite deployed for Japan’s Defense Ministry.
The H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on 2024-11-04 carrying the Kirameki 3 communications satellite.