[JAXA:0498] Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 on board

November 25, 2016 (JST)

Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 on board

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA will launch the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 (*1) on board. Details are as follows:

Launch Date: January 24, 2017 (JST)
Launch Window: 4:44 p.m. through 5:58 p.m. (JST) (*2)
Reserved Launch Period: January 25 through February 28, 2017 (JST)
Launch Site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex of the Tanegashima Space Center

(*1) Built and operated by DSN Corporation, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, as part of development and operation of X-band satellite communications for the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
(*2) Launch window is subject to change in the event of delay.


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http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2016/11/20161125_h2af32.html


Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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