January 31, 2005 Updated
Launch Preparation Status for H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.7 (H-IIA F7)
The launch of the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R) aboard the H-IIA F7 is scheduled on the evening of Feb. 24. The launch is commissioned to Rocket System Cooperation and an official announcement of the launch date and time will be made after the launch plan is approved.Launch operations are progressing well. The shape of the launch vehicle became apparent after the assembly of the first and second stages and solid rocket boosters (SRB-As) were completed.
H-IIA Launch Vehicle
January 20, 2005 Updated
Quick review of H-IIA booster test results and future schedule
JAXA reported the quick review results of the solid rocket booster (SRB-A) static firing test held on Jan. 12 to the Space Activities Commission on Jan. 19.We are still analyzing the motor and nozzle to evaluate the design changes. The evaluation will be completed by the end of January. The launch date of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 7 will be finally determined after the evaluation, but we currently plan to conduct a launch on the evening of Feb. 24 based on our preparation status.
H-IIA Launch Vehicle
January 13, 2005 Updated
Asian workshop on satellite utilization to prepare for disasters to be held in Kobe
On January 20, the "Asian Work Shop on Satellite Technology Data Utilization for Disaster Monitoring" will be held at the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The workshop is sponsored by JAXA as part of the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction (between Jan 18 and 22 at Kobe). Reports and panel discussions are scheduled on the current status of the landslide analysis function of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), satellite data usage from the Nigata-Chuetsu Earthquake, and disaster prevention education and regional cooperation in Asia.The Asian WS on Satellite Technology Data Utilization for Disaster Monitoring
World Conference on Disaster Reduction
Earth Observation Research and application Center (EORC)
January 13, 2005 Updated
Solid Rocket Booster Static Firing Test Conducted
On Jan 12 (Wed), a static firing test on the qualification model of the improved solid rocket booster (SRB-A) was conducted at the Tanegashima Space Center. All scheduled test data was successfully acquired.H-IIA Launch Vehicle
January 12, 2005 Updated
H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 7 (H-IIA F7) arrived at the Tanegashima Space Center
The core vehicle of the H-IIA F7 arrived at the Tanegashima Space Center on the 7th via Shimama Port in Tanegashima. Final launch operations, including mating operations with MTSAT-1R in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), will soon commence.H-IIA Launch Vehicle
January 5, 2005 Updated
H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 7 (H-IIA F7) left for Tanegashima
On Jan. 4, a transportation ship carrying the H-IIA F7 left the Tobishima Plant of the Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Aichi Prefecture. After arriving at Shimama Port on Tanegashima Island, the H-IIA F7 will be transported by land to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Tanegashima Space Center for launch site operations including mating operations with its payload, the "MTSAT-1R."H-IIA Launch Vehicle