Japan will launch the IGS (Optical-4) satellite on August 28, 2011. Launch window: 0436 / 0449UTC.
Concerning the launch of H-2A (F-19), we believe work can be resumedhttp://www.jaxa.jp/press/2011/09/20110907_sac_h2a_j.html
Officially NET Sep. 22.
Updated. Launch window: Sep. 23 0436UTC to 0449UTC.
I show the updated typhoon chart. 360deg turn :o
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?
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nvs-live
How long till launch? I can't believe we didn't have a proper thread title for this!
Any infomation in English on the payload?
Any infomation in English on the payload?
No official information also in Japanese.
Fuji, was this a 202 version of the H-2A with the 4S fairing design?
(Trying to write a short article on this)
Short article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/japanese-h-2a-launches-new-igs-military-satellite/ (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/japanese-h-2a-launches-new-igs-military-satellite/)
No specific details were released on this latest IGS satellite, known only as Optical-4, although unconfirmed reports claim it was successfully separated after its ride uphill on the H-2A.The JAXA release (http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2011/09/20110923_h2af19_j.html) confirms separation of the IGS satellite.
Short article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/japanese-h-2a-launches-new-igs-military-satellite/ (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/japanese-h-2a-launches-new-igs-military-satellite/)
A third optical satellite – IGS 4A – and a second radar satellite – IGS 4B – were then launched on 24 February 2007. IGS 4A is classed as a advanced and experimental optical satellite, based on the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology.AFAIU, a SAR antenna is used on Radar satellites not on optical satellites, which typically use telescopes.
According to Stratcom,Object A (presumably Optical-4) is in the following orbit:Now:
589km x 590km x 97.69° Period 96.47 minutes
Object B (which could be the H-2A second stage) is in the following orbit:
564km x 591km x 97.65° Period 96.23 minutes
Do we have a better launch pic than the one above? I'm not talking hi-res - fat chance! - just...better. The JAXA site has nothing about F19, as far as I can tell.How about this one?