SPACE LAUNCH REPORT Japan Space Launch Flight History Orbital Failure List Date Vehicle ID Site Payload Result# ------------------------------------------------------------------ 09/26/1966 Lambda-4S L-4S-1 KA L Lambda 4S-1 [FTO] 12/20/1966 Lambda-4S L-4S-2 KA L Lambda 4S-2 [FTO] 04/13/1967 Lambda-4S L-4S-3 KA L Lambda 4S-3 [FTO] 09/22/1969 Lambda 4S L-4S-4 KA L Lambda 4S-4 [FTO] 09/25/1970 Mu-4S M-4S-1 KA M SS [FTO] 02/04/1976 Mu-3C M-3C-3 KA M Corsa [FTO] 02/06/1979 N-1 N-1-5F TA N ECS-a [EEO] 01/15/1995 Mu-3S-2 M-3S2-8 KA M1 Express-1 [FTO] 02/21/1998 H-2 H-2-5F TA Y COMETS [EEO] 11/15/1999 H-2S H-2-8F TA Y MTSAT [FTO] 02/10/2000 M-5 M-5-4 KA Mu Astro-E [FTO] 11/29/2003 H-IIA-2024 H-2A-6F TA Y IGS-2A/2B [FTO] 01/14/2017 SS-520 520-4 KA ST Tricom 1 [FTO] 10/12/2022 Enh. Epsilon E-06 KS M5 RAISE 3 [FTO] 03/07/2023 H-3-22S TF1 TA Y2 ALOS 3 [FTO] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Vehicle ID Failure Description ------------------------------------------------------------------ 09/26/66 Lambda-4S L-4S-1 4th stg attitude control failure 12/20/66 Lambda-4S L-4S-2 4th stg failed to ignite 04/13/67 Lambda-4S L-4S-3 4th stg failed to ignite 09/22/69 Lambda 4S L-4S-4 3rd/4th stgs collided 09/25/70 Mu-4S M-4S-1 4th stg failed to ignite 02/04/76 Mu-3C M-3C-3 failed to orbit 02/06/79 N-1 N-1-5F Star 37 AKM collided w/ ECS 01/15/95 Mu-3S-2 M-3S2-8 failed to orbit 02/21/98 H-2 H-2-5F 2nd stg LE-5A engine nozzle 2nd burn 11/15/99 H-2S H-2-8F Stg 1 engine LH2 leak, failed T+4 min 02/10/00 M-V M-V-4 Stg 1 nozzle at 41s, upper stgs fired 11/29/03 H-IIA-2024 H-2A-6F one SRB-A failed to sep, RSO T+11 min 01/14/17 SS-520 520-4 Telemetry lost after Stg 1 burn 10/12/22 E. Epsilon E-06 0.11 t, Problem during Stg 2 coast 03/07/23 H-3-22S TF1 3.0 t, Stg 2 no start. Electrical ------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: ------------------------------------------------------------------ [E-06] Problem during Stg 2 coast. RSO just before planned S3 ignition. [H-3 TF1] 0137 UTC. First H-3 launch. Stg 2 no start. 669 km SSO planned. Probable electrical issue. Aborted attempt on 2/17/23. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Footnotes: # FTO: Failed to Orbit (EEO): Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit (GTO): Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (LEO): Unintended/Improper Low Earth Orbit "KA" = Kagoshima Space Center "TA" = Tanegashima Space Center "Y" = Yoshinobu Launch Complex References: Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" TRW Space Log 1957-1996, TRW Space & Electronics Group, Redondo Beach, CA. Last Update 12/31/2023 by Ed Kyle