News Archive / Tagged: DSN-2
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Japanese H-IIA rocket delivers DSN-2 military communications satellite to orbit
Curt GodwinJanuary 24th, 2017The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully conducted its first launch of 2017 with the delivery of the DSN-2 military communications satellite to a geostationary transfer orbit. Carrying the payload was an H-IIA rocket configured in its 204 arrangement.
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JAXA preps first launch of 2017 with DSN-2 communications satellite
Curt GodwinJanuary 23rd, 2017The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is preparing their H-IIA rocket to launch the DSN-2 – also known as Kirameki 2 – communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC).