Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIYoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H-II | SFU & Himawari 5
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 3rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 3,974th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Mar 18, 08:01 – Mar 18, 08:01 UTC
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SFU & Himawari 5
SFU (Space Flyer Unit) was a Japanese space laboratory launched by the same H-2 + SSB rocket that launched GMS 5. It carried an infrared telescope (IRTS), and instruments and supplies for microgravity experiments. Himawari 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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