LIVE: Japanese H-2A launches QZS 1R into Quasi-Zenith Orbit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ0eTEkNBmkLaunch time: 10:19 pm EDT on 25th (02:19 GMT on 26th)
Launch window: 10:00-11:00 pm EDT on 25th (02:00-03:00 GMT on 26th)
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Destination: Quazi-Zenith Geosynchronous Orbit (45° inclination)
A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch a replacement satellite for Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, which provides regional navigation services over the Asia-Pacific Region. The QZS 1R satellite, built by Mitsubishi Electric Corp., will replace the aging QZS 1 satellite launched in 2010. The H-2A rocket will fly in the “202” configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Delayed from Oct. 25 by poor weather forecast.