JAXA launched the Kirameki-3 X-band defense communications satellite aboard H3 Flight 4 from Tanegashima Space Center on November 4, 2024. The H3-22S vehicle flew as planned and separated the satellite 29 minutes 11 seconds after liftoff, completing the three-satellite Kirameki communications system operated by the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.