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Is there any indication of a possible H-2A launch until the end of the year?

According to Twitter accounts of people living in Tanegashima that I have followed, the payload for flight F46 (IGS Radar 7) apparently arrived on the island on October 31, followed by the H-IIA's 2 stages on November 10 and the fairing on November 15. This seems to leave a really plausible chance of it launching before 2022 is out, but the lack of announcements till now makes this a bit less likely. (this is the same for the 1st H3)

F47 (XRISM/SLIM) has slipped into NET Q2 2023 since a few months ago.

Launch has slipped into Fiscal Year 2023 = NET April 2023.
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NET January 25, 2023 per local reports (it also says the launch time will be in the morning, so probably after 01:00 UTC).

https://twitter.com/MBC_newsnow/status/1598912459599118336
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Now officially confirmed for January 25, 01:00 - 03:00 UTC.

https://www.mhi.com/jp/news/22120502.html
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NVS livestreams:
Prelaunch news conference:
TBA

Rollout:


Pre-launch:


Launch:


Post launch news conference:
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1615242719252844549

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.@JAXA_jp to launch spy satellite IGS-Radar-7 on January 25 at ~01:20UTC by H-IIA F46

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24 hours slip to January 26 due to weather.
The refined daily launch window is 01:49:20 - 01:50:21 UTC.
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24 hours slip to January 26 due to weather.
The refined daily launch window is 01:49:20 - 01:50:21 UTC.

Exactly what I was coming to find for the article!  Love the precision.  Thank you.

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Rollout in progress:

« Last Edit: 01/25/2023 09:42 am by Galactic Penguin SST »
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https://twitter.com/mhi_ls/status/1618192847244779520

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Countdown operation of the H-IIA No. 46 Launch Vehicle (H-IIA F46) is proceeding smoothly as planned. The scheduled launch time is Jan. 26, 2023 10:49.(JST)

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twitter.com/mhi_ls/status/1618203386872225792

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H-IIA No.46 Launch Vehicle (H-IIA F46) has Arrived to the launch pad. #H2AF46

https://twitter.com/mhi_ls/status/1618270267058573312

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https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1618283232285560832

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Japan's first launch of the year is an H-IIA rocket carrying the classified IGS-Radar 7 satellite at 01:49 UTC tonight.

H-II is currently planned to be retired this year, overlapping with the new H3 rocket debuting as early as next month.

By @ChrisG_NSF:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/01/h-iia-igs-r7/

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https://twitter.com/mhi_ls/status/1618285342905499652

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Terminal countdown operation on going. #H2AF46

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https://twitter.com/mhi_ls/status/1618353182958301184

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打上げに向けた作業は計画通り順調に進行しています。
The terminal countdown operation is proceeding smoothly as planned. #H2AF46

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Launch webcast is live:

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