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Launch window: 01:05-03:32 GMT on 28th (8:05-10:32 p.m. EST on 27th)
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Japanese H-2A rocket will launch an optical Information Gathering Satellite for the Japanese government. The secretive spacecraft will join a fleet of other reconnaissance satellites to gather imagery for defense purposes.
Video from the launch:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1pAx259Mo[/youtube]
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Japanese H-2A rocket will launch an optical Information Gathering Satellite for the Japanese government. The secretive spacecraft will join a fleet of other reconnaissance satellites to gather imagery for defense purposes.
Video from the launch:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1pAx259Mo[/youtube]