NASDA-HDBK-1007D CB H-IIA User’s Manual Second Edition December 2001 Published by NATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF JAPAN PREFACE This H-IIA User’s Manual presents information regarding the H-IIA launch vehicle and its related systems and launch services. This document contains information for launch services including mission performance capability, environmental conditions, spacecraft and launch vehicle interface conditions, launch operations and interface management. A brief description of the H-IIA launch vehicles and the launch facilities of Tanegashima Space Center is also included. As the H-IIA program is progressing, this document is subject to change and will be revised periodically. Requests for further information or inquiries related to this manual or interfaces between spacecraft and the H-IIA launch system should be addressed to: National Space Development Agency of Japan Mission Operations Department Office of Space Transportation Systems World Trade Center Building 26F 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku Tokyo, 105-8060 Japan Telephone + 81-3-3438-6465 Fax + 81-3-5402-6527 © NASDA This manual cannot be copied, duplicated, or quoted in part or whole (including drawings and photographs) without permission from NASDA. 0-1 H-IIA User’s Manual revision control sheet Revision Date Revised page Approved A F7irst J—une. 199 ———— ——— All pages are redesigned. Major revised items : S7econd Dec. 199 - 4.6.9 RF Link Interface - Table A2.5.1 Tsechnicals Other Contents 0-1 ~ 0-15 0-17 etc. 0-18 0-19 0-21 Tsechnicals Other 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-7 Chapter 1 1-5 1-9 1-8 1-10 1-11 1-13 1-16 ~ 1-20 1-15 1-22 1-22 Second Dec. 1998 1-23 Revision A Tsechnicals Other 2-1 ~ 2-12 2-1 2-15 2-3 Chapter 2 2-17 ~ 2-23 2-4 2-8 2-9 2-13 Tsechnicals Other 3-3 3-1 3-5 3-2 Chapter 3 3-11 3-3 3-12 3-5 ~ 3-11 3-13 3-21 3-23 3-24 3-24 3-25 0-2 Revision Date Revised page Approved A Tsechnicals Other 4-6 ~ 4-18 4-1 4-26 ~ 4-33 4-2 4-38 ~ 4-43 4-41 4-48 4-53 4-52 4-54 Chapter 4 4-56 4-55 4-59 4-57 4-60 4-58 4-61 4-63 4-64 ~ 4-68 4-69 4-71 4-74 4-72 4-73 Tsechnicals Other Second Dec. 1998 Revision A 5-1 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-12 5-11 5-14 5-18 Chapter 5 5-15 5-19 5-20 5-21 5-23 5-25 5-26 5-28 5-29 5-31 5-32 0-2-10-3 Revision Date Revised page Approved A Tsechnicals Other 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-4 Chapter 6 6-10 ~ 6-14 6-5 6-19 6-9 6-20 6-14 6-19 6-22 Tsechnicals Other Appendix 1 A1-2 Tsechnicals Other A2-9 A2-4 A2-10 A2-5 A2-15 A2-6 Second Dec. 1998 A2-16 A2-12 Revision A A2-17 A2-13 Appendix 2 A2-20 ~ A2-21 A2-17 A2-24 A2-18 A2-27 A2-21 A2-22 A2-23 A2-25 A2-26 A2-28 ~ A2-32 Tsechnicals Other All Appendix 3.3 (except the A3.5-2 Appendix 3 pages A3.5-3 mentioned in A3.5-6 ~ 9 the right table) Appendix 3.8 Appendix 3.9 0-2-20-4 Revision Date Revised page Approved B Tsechnicals Other Cover 0-2-3 0-3 Contents 0-10 0-11 etc. 0-12 0-14 0-16 0-17 0-18 Tsechnicals Other Chapter 1 1-4 1-13 1-8 1-15 1-19 Tsechnicals Other 2-2 2-8 Second Dec. 1999 2-5 2-15 Revision B 2-7 2-16 2-10 2-24 2-11 2-25 2-12 Chapter 2 2-13 2-14 2-15 2-16 2-18 2-19 2-22 2-23 Tsechnicals Other 3-5 3-1 3-12 3-2 Chapter 3 3-14 3-9 3-10 3-13 3-15 0-2-30-5 Revision Date Revised page Approved B Tsechnicals Other 4-3 4-36 4-24 4-56 4-38 4-39 4-40 4-41 4-42 4-53 Chapter 4 4-54 4-55 4-57 4-63 4-64 4-65 4-67 4-68 4-69 Second Dec. 1999 4-70 Revision B Tsechnicals Other 5-10 5-18 Chapter 5 5-20 5-11 5-31 5-32 Tsechnicals Other Chapter 6 6-9 6-10 Tsechnicals Other Appendix 1 A1-1 A1-2 Tsechnicals Other Appendix 2 A2-12 A2-22 A2-26 0-60-2-4 Revision Date Revised page Approved B Tsechnicals Other A3.1-2 A3.1-1 A3.1-7 A3.1-6 A3.2-1 A3.2-6 A3.2-2 A3.3-1 A3.2-3 A3.4-6 A3.2-7 A3.5-1 A3.4-1 A3.5-9 A3.4-2 A3.6-1 A3.4-3 A3.7-1 Second D3ec. 1999 Appendix A3.4-7 A3.8-1 Revision B A3.5-10 A3.9-1 A3.6-2 A3.6-5 A3.6-6 A3.6-9 A3.7-2 A3.7-5 A3.7-6 A3.7-9 A3.9-1 A3.9-2 0-2-50-7 Revision Date Revised page Approved C Tsechnicals Other Contents etc. 0-3~6 0-10~19 Tsechnicals Other Chapter 1 1-4~7 1-1~3 1-18~19 1-13 1-20~21 Tsechnicals Other 2-1 Chapter 2 2-7 21-14~2 Tsechnicals Other 3-12 Chapter 3 3-16~18 3-21~22 Second 3-26 Dec. 2001 Revision C Tsechnicals Other 4-4~8 4-24~28 4-21~23 4-30~36 Chapter 4 4-29 4-46~49 4-37~45 4-54~56 4-50~51 4-58~59 4-71 Tsechnicals Other 5-1 Chapter 5 5-4 5-7 5-17 5-19 Tsechnicals Other Chapter 6 6-10 6-3 6-12 6-9 0-2-60-8 C Revision Date Revised page Approved Tsechnicals Other Appendix 1 A11-2 A1- Tsechnicals Other Appendix 2 A62-25 A2- A2-11 A2-20 Tsechnicals Other A3.1-1~2 A3.1-3~5 A3.1-6 A3.2-4~5 A3.2-1~3 A3.4-2 Second Dec. 2001 A3.2-6~7 A3.4-4~5 Revision C A3.3-1 A3.4-7 A3.3-3 A3.5-4 A3.3-5~7 A3.6-2 Appendix 3 A3.4-1~3 A3.6-5 A3.4-6 A3.7-2 A3.5-1 A3.5-4 A3.6-1 A3.7-1 A3.8-1 A3.9-1 A3.10-1~10 A3.11-1~4 0-2-70-9 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the User’s Manual ...................................................................1-1 1.2 H-IIA Launch System .................................................................................1-1 1.2.1 H-IIA launch vehicle .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2.2 Launch facilities ..................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.3 Payload accommodations ..................................................................... 1-5 1.2.4 Users / NASDA relationship .................................................................. 1-5 1.2.5 Advantages of H-IIA .............................................................................. 1-5 CA 1.3 H-IIA Launch System Related Documents .............................................1-22 1.3.1 H-IIA Payload-Related Facilities and GSE Manual (in preparation) .... 1-22 1.3.2 Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Requirements ................................... 1-22 1.4 Definition of terms ....................................................................................1-22 CHAPTER 2. MISSION PERFORMANCE 2.1 General .....................................................................................................2-1 2.1.1 Mission profile ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1.1 Booster and first stage phase .......................................................... 2-1 2.1.1.2 Second stage phase ........................................................................ 2-2 A 2.2 Performance Ground Rules .......................................................................2-7 2.2.1 Payload mass definition ......................................................................... 2-7 A 2.2.2 Launch vehicle configurations ............................................................... 2-7 2.2.3 Launch vehicle performance confidence levels ..................................... 2-7 2.3 Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) Mission .............................................2-7 2.3.1 Payload capability for single launch....................................................... 2-7 2.3.2 Payload capability for dual (GTO and GTO) launch .............................. 2-8 2.3.3 Typical orbital parameters ...................................................................... 2-8 2.3.4 Injection accuracies ............................................................................... 2-8 2.3.5 Typical sequence of events.................................................................... 2-8 2.3.6 Typical trajectory .................................................................................... 2-8 B 2.3.7 Typical flight parameters ........................................................................ 2-9 2.4 Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) Mission ...................................................2-16 C 2.4.1 Payload capability ............................................................................... 2-16 2.4.2 Typical orbital parameters ................................................................... 2-16 2.4.3 Injection accuracies ............................................................................. 2-16 2.4.4 Typical trajectory ................................................................................. 2-16 2.5 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Mission ................................................................2-18 2.5.1 Payload capability ............................................................................... 2-18 2.6 Earth Escape Mission ..............................................................................2-21 2.6.1 Payload capability ............................................................................... 2-21 0-3 2.7 Spacecraft Orientation and Separation ..................................................2-22 2.7.1 General description ............................................................................. 2-22 2.7.2 Separation sequence .......................................................................... 2-22 2.7.3 Spin-up performance ........................................................................... 2-22 2.7.4 Pointing accuracy ................................................................................ 2-22 2.7.5 Relative separation velocity................................................................. 2-23 2.7.6 Separation tip-off rate .......................................................................... 2-23 2.7.7 Dual launch sequence ......................................................................... 2-23 CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTS 3.1 General .....................................................................................................3-1 3.2 Mechanical Environments .........................................................................3-1 3.2.1 General .................................................................................................