Japan’s H-IIA rocket leapt off its sea-side launch pad on Tanegashima Island at 10:26 a.m. local time, 1:26 UTC on Saturday, soaring into orbit with a high-profile climate observation satellite and a technology demonstration spacecraft set for a mission orbiting the edge of the atmosphere to develop previously unused orbital real estate.
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Japan’s H-IIA rocket is gearing up for its sixth and final launch of the year, set for a Saturday liftoff from the picturesque Tanegashima Space Center to send a pair of very different satellites into orbit
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The GCOM-C1 (Global Change Observation Mission for Climate) and SLATS (Super-Low Altitude Test Satellite) undergo final processing and testing before shipment to the Tanegashima Space Center for a shared ride into orbit atop an H-IIA rocket in late 2017.
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An H-IIA rocket is assembled at Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center in preparation for launch with the GCOM-C1 and SLATS satellites in December 2017
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