Japan JAXA KIZUNA (WINDS) Countdown and Launch
Postponsed from 2008 February 13
JAXA: New Launch Day of the KIZUNA (WINDS) by H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 14
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have been carrying out launch preparations for the super high-speed Internet satellite “KIZUNA” (WINDS) by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 14 (H-IIA F14), aiming for launch on February 23, 2008 (Japan Standard Time, JST.) [...]
The launch time has been set between 4:20 and 5:55 (JST.)
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JAXA WINDS: Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite KIZUNA
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KIZUNA (WINDS) is currently under joint development by JAXA and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, as part of the e-Japan Priority Policy Program of the Japanese government's IT strategy headquarters. WINDS will be launched by an H-IIA Launch Vehicle in the fiscal year 2007 to establish the world's most advanced information and telecommunications network.
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Mitsubishi H-IIA Launch Services
Mitsubishi H-IIA Launch Services: Kizuna Special Site
JAXA: Launch of KIZUNA/H-IIAF14 Special Site
JAXA: Launch of KIZUNA/H-IIAF14 Live Webcast
JAXA: Tanegashima Web Camera
Launch site: Tanegashima
Target launch window open:
2008 February 22, 1120 PST, Friday
2008 February 22, 1420 EST, Friday
2008 February 22, 1920 UTC, Friday
2008 February 23, 0420 JST, Saturday
About 1 day to launch