Thread: Japan JAXA KIZUNA (WINDS) Countdown and Launch
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Old 22-February-2008, 04:23 PM
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Introducing your guide to Kizuna activities, ladies and gentlemen, Kizuna-chan!


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As a result of asking the public to nominate a nickname for it, 9,657 suggestions were received in total. Among them, "KIZUNA," meaning "ties" or "bonds," was chosen after 452 nominations for it were received, indicating the strong hope for the satellite to play the role of bonding people.
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 3 hours to launch
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