News Archive / Tagged: Tanegashima Space Center

• Kounotori 7 cargo resupply mission on its way to ISS

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 22nd, 2018

  Japan’s seventh cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to send more than six metric tons of cargo, including supplies to for the crew, new batteries and various experiments.

• New Kounotori 7 launch date announced by JAXA

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 19th, 2018

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), announced a new launch date for Japan’s Kounotori 7 cargo flight to the International Space Station.

• HTV-7 launch rescheduled to September 15

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 12th, 2018

  Weather issues continue to plague JAXA's attempts to send an array of critical supplies to the ISS - including some which could reschedule important activities at the station.

• Typhoon near Guam prompts delay of Kounotori 7 cargo flight to ISS

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 9th, 2018

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was expected to send the unpiloted Kounotori 7 cargo freighter toward the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2018.

• Japanese Kounotori 7 to deliver new batteries to International Space Station

  Tomasz NowakowskiSeptember 8th, 2018

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is preparing its seventh resupply spacecraft bound for the International Space Station for a Sept. 10, 2018, liftoff. The mission, designated HTV-7, is slated to deliver more than six metric tons of cargo to the orbiting outpost.

• 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.

• 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 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.