DSN 3Kirameki 3

Success MHI, H3-22

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Mission

Communications · GTO

DSN 3, also known as Kirameki 3, is a geostationary communications satellite to be used for military communications by the Japanese military.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
DSN-3 (KIRAMEKI-3) 2024-198A Payload 35783 × 35791 km · 0.0° Globe
H-3 R/B 2024-198B Rocket body re-entered 2025-03-22

COSPAR ID 2024-198 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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