Author Topic: LIVE: H-IIA 202 - IGS Radar-5 - March 17, 2017 (01:20 UTC) (Read 28939 times)

Galactic Penguin SST · « **on:** 01/25/2017 02:29 am »

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.

yoichi · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/09/2017 11:11 pm »

http://blog.nvs-live.com/?eid=449

H-2A Rocket F33 Before launch briefing session
2017.03.14(Tue) 05:00～ (UST)

H-2A Rocket F33 Rollout

H-2A Rocket F33 IGS Radar-5 Satellite launch

H-2A Rocket F33 After launch press conference
(TBD:about 100minutes after launch)

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/11/2017 12:16 am »

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?

input~2 · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/12/2017 09:00 am »

Launch window: 10am-12noon LT (01:00-03:00 UTC)
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2017/01/20170125_h2af33_j.html

yoichi · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/14/2017 05:20 am »

The launch time was postponed to March 17 01:20 UTC.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/14/2017 05:26 am »

Quote from: yoichi on 03/14/2017 05:20 am

The launch time was postponed to March 17 01:20 UTC.

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......

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/14/2017 07:37 pm »

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.

yoichi · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/16/2017 09:31 am »

https://twitter.com/koumeiShibata

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/16/2017 10:09 am »

Quote from: yoichi on 03/16/2017 09:31 am

https://twitter.com/koumeiShibata

The rocket is going out of the barn right now. You can watch it at here:

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And with that, moved for live coverage!

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/16/2017 03:58 pm »

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)