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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Japanese Launchers => Topic started by: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/25/2017 02:29 am
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Looks like things are cooking up at the Western Pacific coast - the next Japanese spysat has been confirmed to fly on March 16 with the standard launch period of 01:00 - 03:00 UTC. ;)
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http://blog.nvs-live.com/?eid=449
H-2A Rocket F33 Before launch briefing session
2017.03.14(Tue) 05:00~ (UST)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s066o8PTfv8
H-2A Rocket F33 Rollout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJU0KYMo8zI
H-2A Rocket F33 IGS Radar-5 Satellite launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUbARjJfgvI
H-2A Rocket F33 After launch press conference
(TBD:about 100minutes after launch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8VT2FO_Gm4
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http://space.jaxa.jp/tnsc/tn-weather/data/weekly.gif
I don't read Japanese, but going by the symbols and numbers, the weather forecast for Tanegashima appears to be acceptable during the launch window. Am I correct?
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Launch window: 10am-12noon LT (01:00-03:00 UTC)
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/01/20170125_h2af33_j.html
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The launch time was postponed to March 17 01:20 UTC.
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The launch time was postponed to March 17 01:20 UTC.
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/03/20170314_h2af33_j.html (http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/03/20170314_h2af33_j.html)
This is a weather related delay. So no 2-launches-in-1 special with F9......
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Weather forecast: http://space.jaxa.jp/tnsc/tn-weather/data/weekly.gif
JST = UTC + 9:00
We can see the forecast for the former and new launch windows.
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https://twitter.com/koumeiShibata
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https://twitter.com/koumeiShibata
The rocket is going out of the barn right now. You can watch it at here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJU0KYMo8zI
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And with that, moved for live coverage!
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According to local reports the status is currently green for terminal countdown.
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Here's the rocket (202 configuration with 2 SRBs and 4S payload fairing, as confirmed during the pre-launch press conference yesterday) on the pad: (source https://twitter.com/naritamasahiro (https://twitter.com/naritamasahiro))
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恒例のレンズテスト。
Translation: usual lens test(!)
https://twitter.com/koumeishibata/status/842499741648732160 (https://twitter.com/koumeishibata/status/842499741648732160)
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https://twitter.com/naritamasahiro
X-60min
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Five minutes to start of webcast. (YouTube says only one person is watching!)
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Webcast has begun. Now getting over 500 watching.
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X-50 minutes. Not getting any audio.
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Getting audio now. A commentator is speaking in Japanese.
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Wide shot.
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Launch window.
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X-45 minutes.
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Launch location.
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Shhh. Top secret!
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X-40 minutes. The unknown flight plan.
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I've got to wonder if the memorial wrapped liquor is any good ;D
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Flight sequence.
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X-35 minutes. Orbit comparisons.
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Back to a rocket view.
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Back to the observation point.
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X-30 minutes. What else they do on Tanegashima.
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Some handy travel tips ;D
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Is there a link to the live stream?
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What to see.
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They've turned on the hoses.
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See first page for link to livestream.
Back to the rocket.
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X-25 minutes. Closeup.
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Is there a link to the live stream?
It's buried within post #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUbARjJfgvI
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Closeup of fairing.
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Camera was overexposed for a few seconds. Now back to normal.
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X-22 minutes. Inset with Casio countdown clock!
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X-20 minutes. Inset showing closeup of boosters.
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X-15 minutes. H-II and H-I displays.
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X-12 minutes.
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X-10min
GO for launch.
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I'm confused... this is a radar ou a optical bird?
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X-10 minutes.
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X-9 minutes.
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X-8 minutes.
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X-7 minutes.
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X-6 minutes.
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I'm confused... this is a radar ou a optical bird?
They call it Radar-5 so.....
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X-5 minutes. Lot of commentary from the loudspeakers.
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X-3 minutes.
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X-2 minutes.
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X-1 minute.
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Liftoff!
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LAUNCH!!
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X+1 minute.
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SRB-A jettison
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X+2 minutes.
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Plume...
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Only showing the plume now.
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Empty pad.
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Fairing separation
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MECO
1st stage separation
SEIG
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Showing this is F33.
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SECO
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Announcer saying something.
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IGS Radar-5 separation!
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IGS Radar-5 separation!
Super!
Congrats to all involved. Thanks for your help and Steven for the coverage!
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Congratulations to MHI Launch Services and Cabinet Satellite Information Centre for the successful launch!
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Showing launch replay.
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Some closeups and traffic jam of people trying to get out!
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Long announcement on the loudspeaker.
Thanks to NVS for their great coverage on YouTube!
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Congrats to MHI and JAXA on another successful H-IIA launch. To be honest, this was the first H-IIA launch I've watched on a livestream. The others I've seen after they entered orbit.
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http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/03/20170317_h2af33_j.html
About launch result of information collection satellite radar 5 of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 33
March 17, Heisei 29
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. National Research and Development Corporation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. And Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) installed information collection satellite radar Unit 5 from the Tanegashima Space Center at 10:20:00 am (Japan Standard Time) on March 17, we launched H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.33 (H-IIA · F33).
The rocket flew as planned and confirmed that information collection satellite radar 5 was properly separated.
We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all concerned parties for the cooperation of this H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 33 launch.
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Satellite predictions + observations from Seesat-l:
IGS-10 launch orbit estimations (http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2017/0100.html)
Satellite: 505 km x 511 km x 97.5 deg
upper stage: 426 km x 518 km x 97.4 deg
Possible observations of both objects by Bjorn Gimle:
5919 Obs IGS O5 + IGS 10 and rocket ? (http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2017/0103.html), and reply (http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2017/0108.html), reply (http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2017/0111.html)
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Thank you, NSF contributors, for the launch coverage! Again, a great way to record the event for posterity, and a great way to follow up on launches that one cannot watch live.
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TLE from Mike McCants:
IGS Radar 5
1 42072U 17015A 17089.88430690 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 05
2 42072 97.2311 162.0109 0010000 356.5652 3.3661 15.24504291 04