News Archive / Tagged: H-IIA

• H-IIA takes to the skies with Japan’s IGS-Radar 6 spy satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiJune 12th, 2018

  An H-IIA rocket took to the skies on June 12, on a classified mission to deliver the IGS-Radar 6 (Information Gathering Satellite) reconnaissance satellite for Japan’s Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre.

• H-IIA rocket soars into the sky with IGS-Optical 6 reconnaissance satellite

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 27th, 2018

  An H-IIA rocket soared into the skies above Japan carrying the country's IGS-Optical 6 reconnaissance satellite aloft. The booster thundered off at 11:34 p.m. EST Feb. 26 (04:34 GMT Feb. 27), 2018, from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center.

• Japan to launch IGS-Optical 6 reconnaissance satellite into space

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 24th, 2018

  Japan is set to launch its flagship H-IIA rocket with the country's latest Intelligence Gather Satellite: IGS-Optical 6. Liftoff is currently scheduled to take place between 11:34 and 11:48 p.m. EST Feb. 25 (04:34 and 04:48 GMT Feb. 26), 2018.

• Japan launches H-IIA rocket with two Earth-observing satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiDecember 23rd, 2017

  An H-IIA 202 rocket took to the skies on Saturday, December 23, 2017, carrying GCOM-C1 (nicknamed SHIKISAI) and SLATS (dubbed TSUBAME) Earth-observing satellites.

• JAXA launches Michibiki-4 satellite

  Paul KnightlyOctober 9th, 2017

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Michibiki-4 satellite aboard an H-IIA rocket at 7:01 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Oct. 10 (6:01 p.m. EDT / 22:01 GMT Oct. 9), 2017, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite is the fourth in the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which is a satellite-based positioning system similar to the U.S. operated GPS.

• H-IIA rocket launches 3rd Japanese navigation satellite

  Derek RichardsonAugust 19th, 2017

  Lifting off from the sea-side Tanegashima Space Center, Japan’s H-IIA rocket launched the Asian country’s latest GPS augmentation satellite for the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The launch took place at 1:29 a.m. EDT (5:29 GMT) Aug 19, 2017.

• JAXA H-IIA launch of GPS satellite canceled

  Bart LeahyAugust 12th, 2017

  In a brief media statement, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that it has canceled today's planned launch of an H-IIA rocket, which is carrying a navigation satellite that is designed to augment the Global Positioning System (GPS) for the Japanese region.

• Japan gearing up to launch Michibiki-3 navigation satellite

  Curt GodwinAugust 10th, 2017

  The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is in final preparations to launch the third of the country's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) series atop an H-IIA rocket. The satellite, also called Michibiki-3, will augment Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation services in the island nation.

• JAXA launches second ‘Michibiki’ navigation satellite

  Bart LeahyJune 1st, 2017

  TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan — A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIA rocket launched the second of four navigation satellites. The satellite, Michibiki-2, is part of a system designed to provide global positioning system (GPS) services for the Japanese home islands.

• Japanese navigation constellation set to expand with H-IIA launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2017

  Japan is set to launch its third H-IIA rocket in 2017. The two-stage vehicle, the workhorse for the Japanese space agency, will send to space Michibiki-2, the second satellite in the country’s regional navigation system.

• Japanese Information Gathering Satellite sent into orbit

  Derek RichardsonMarch 17th, 2017

  After a 24-hour delay, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its H-IIA rocket with the Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 5 reconnaissance spacecraft. The vehicle soared out of the Tanegashima Space Center at 9:20 p.m. EDT March 16 (01:20 GMT March 17), 2017.

• JAXA’s H-IIA with IGS Radar 5 delayed by 1 day

  Derek RichardsonMarch 14th, 2017

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the launch of its H-IIA rocket with the Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 5 reconnaissance satellite by one day due to weather. Liftoff is now targeted for 9:20 p.m. EDT March 16 (01:20 GMT March 17), 2017.

• Japanese reconnaissance satellite set for Thursday launch atop H-IIA rocket

  Curt GodwinMarch 13th, 2017

  Preparations are underway at JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center for the launch of the IGS-RADAR-5 radar reconnaissance satellite. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA rocket, in the 202 configuration, is set to launch within a 2-hour window opening at 9:00 p.m. EDT March 15 (01:00 GMT March 16), 2017.

• Japanese H-IIA rocket delivers DSN-2 military communications satellite to orbit

  Curt GodwinJanuary 24th, 2017

  The 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.

• JAXA preps first launch of 2017 with DSN-2 communications satellite

  Curt GodwinJanuary 23rd, 2017

  The 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).