Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 on board

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA will launch the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 (*1) on board. Details are as follows:

    Launch Date: January 24, 2017 (JST)
    Launch Window: 4:44 p.m. through 5:58 p.m. (JST)(*2)
    Reserved Launch Period: January 25 through February 28, 2017 (JST)
    Launch Site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex of the Tanegashima Space Center

    (*1) Built and operated by DSN Corporation, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, as part of development and operation of X-band satellite communications for the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

    (*2) Launch window is subject to change in the event of delay.