The H2A rocket No. 45, which carries a British communications satellite, was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at midnight on the 23rd.
The communication satellite is planned to be put into the planned orbit about 26 minutes after the launch.
The H2A rocket No. 45, which carries the new satellite of the British satellite communication company "Inmarsat", was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 0:32 am on the 23rd.
The rocket will continue to climb while separating the auxiliary rocket and the first stage, and the communication satellite will be separated about 26 minutes after the launch.
This is the first time that the H2A rocket has launched an "Inmarsat" communication satellite, and the fifth time that an artificial satellite or spacecraft ordered from overseas has been launched.
The H2A rocket No. 45 was originally scheduled to be launched on the 21st, but it was postponed for one day due to the influence of the weather, and the launch time was delayed by about one hour due to the inspection work of the aircraft. ..