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Japan will launch the IGS (Optical-4) satellite on August 28, 2011. Launch window: 0436 / 0449UTC.
« Last Edit: 09/23/2011 04:29 am by Chris Bergin »

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - August 28, 2011
« Reply #1 on: 08/25/2011 03:16 am »
Webcast?

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - August 28, 2011
« Reply #2 on: 08/25/2011 10:08 am »
Japan will launch the IGS (Optical-4) satellite on August 28, 2011. Launch window: 0436 / 0449UTC.

Launch was delayed du to rocket 's range safety system (reciever) malfunction.
New launch date is not announced yet.

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - TBD, 2011
« Reply #3 on: 09/07/2011 08:30 am »
Space Activities Commission report published to-day
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Concerning the launch of H-2A (F-19), we believe work can be resumed
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2011/09/20110907_sac_h2a_j.html
(in Japanese)

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - TBD, 2011
« Reply #4 on: 09/08/2011 08:12 am »
There was apparently a design failure in the CDR (command destruct receiver)
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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - TBD, 2011
« Reply #5 on: 09/08/2011 05:44 pm »
New launch date: September 17th. Launch window: 0400UTC to 0600UTC.

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - TBD, 2011
« Reply #6 on: 09/15/2011 09:58 pm »
Scrub! Weather is not good because of a typhoon.
Now, 1 day delay but weather will not good. The Typhoon is very slowly.

Weekly weather forecast (JAXA).
http://space.jaxa.jp/tnsc/tn-weather/data/weekly.gif

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 18, 2011
« Reply #7 on: 09/16/2011 09:52 am »
New launch date: September 18th. Launch window: 0436UTC to 0449UTC.

Sorry, I will not update this weekend.

This site is helpfull (Japanese).
http://www.sacj.org/openbbs/

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 18, 2011
« Reply #8 on: 09/17/2011 05:30 am »
Launch has now been further postponed from September 18 due to weather conditions
A new date will be announced when determined
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2011/09/20110917_h2af19_j.html
Not much weather improvement expected before September 23.
« Last Edit: 09/17/2011 07:12 am by input~2 »

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 18, 2011
« Reply #9 on: 09/17/2011 08:34 pm »
Freak typhoon !

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #10 on: 09/20/2011 01:33 am »
Officially NET Sep. 22.

Updated.  Launch window: Sep. 23 0436UTC to 0449UTC.

I show the updated typhoon chart. 360deg turn :o
« Last Edit: 09/20/2011 06:52 am by Fuji »

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #11 on: 09/20/2011 12:28 pm »
Officially NET Sep. 22.

Updated.  Launch window: Sep. 23 0436UTC to 0449UTC.

I show the updated typhoon chart. 360deg turn :o

That looks like quite the travel plan for that typhoon   :o - How often do you get these? Is it a season, where you can expect another one in a month?

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #12 on: 09/20/2011 09:34 pm »
Officially NET Sep. 22.

Updated.  Launch window: Sep. 23 0436UTC to 0449UTC.

I show the updated typhoon chart. 360deg turn :o

That looks like quite the travel plan for that typhoon   :o - How often do you get these? Is it a season, where you can expect another one in a month?

Saw somewhere in the news like a million people in Japan are getting out of the way of it.

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #14 on: 09/23/2011 01:13 am »
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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #17 on: 09/23/2011 04:11 am »
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nvs-live


yoichi, can you translate what is written on the screen or what commentator mentiones?

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
« Reply #18 on: 09/23/2011 04:22 am »
Feed is very bad...

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Re: H-2A (F-19) - IGS (Optical-4) - September 2nd half, 2011
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