NHK has picked up some local rumors of this rocket finally flying this March. No idea how close to that is true.https://twitter.com/nhk_bknews/status/1749557685865832578
NET March CY24:Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 01/23/2024 06:40 amNHK has picked up some local rumors of this rocket finally flying this March. No idea how close to that is true.https://twitter.com/nhk_bknews/status/1749557685865832578
After months of no news, Space One now came out with a launch date AND time for their rocket's first launch (window is 02:00 - 03:00 UTC, March 9): https://www.space-one.co.jp/news/news_20240126.pdfMain Topic on Space One and KAIROS
The new STA is intended to cover multiple launches using H2A and H3 launch vehiclesduring which Comtech’s monitoring services will be required. The first launch using an H3rocket (F3) is expected to occur as early as June 15, 2024, which would be covered underComtech’s current STA if launched on that date, but with a launch window extending until July31, 2024, more than a month after the current STA’s expiration. The payload to be placed inearth orbit will be Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4)/SSO to be launched fromTanegashima Space Center (“TNSC”) in Japan.The second identified launch, which will use an H2A launch vehicle (F49), is expected tooccur at the end of the third quarter of 2024. This satellite is an Information Gathering Satellite(IGS)/SSO and is also to be launched from TNSC. Additional launches using these same classesof launch vehicles may also be scheduled during the STA period...
The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) was successfully launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 07:20 on 29/05/2024 (Japan Standard Time)
Eutelsat Group has secured additional launches in a new agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) 🚀This new agreement adds additional launch options for Eutelsat, with MHI set to provide multiple launches by an H3 launch vehicle from 2027.
.@Eutelsat signs its 1st-ever contract w/ @MHI_LS for multiple launches on MHI's H3 satellite starting in 2027. @Eutelsat_Group owns OneWeb LEO constellation as well as its heritage GEO fleet.
As I welcomed the President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), we witnessed the signing of an agreement between the UAE Space Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch the “Mohammed bin Rashid Explorer” a spacecraft that will explore 7 asteroids and land on Justitia in the asteroid belt, scheduled for the first quarter of 2028. This mission represents a major milestone in the UAE’s achievements in the space sector, solidifying its position as a key player in global space exploration and science. The UAE’s next goal may be 5 billion kilometers away, but we see it within reach. Driven by the knowledge, capabilities, and innovative spirit of the Emirati people, no goal is impossible to achieve.