The H2A Launch Vehicle No. 47, which carries a lunar probe aiming to land on the moon for the first time in Japan, which had been postponed due to bad weather, is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 7.
The H2A Launch Vehicle No. 47 was scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center on August 8, but due to strong winds in the sky and the conditions were not met, the launch was canceled 28 minutes before the scheduled time, and a new launch date was decided at 27:7 a.m. on August 8.
At the Tanegashima Space Center, the craft will be moved to the launch site tonight.
According to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which is in charge of the launch, the weather around the launch site on the 42th is expected to be mostly sunny, and the weather conditions are not a problem.
The H7A Launch Vehicle No. 2 is equipped with JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned probe "SLIM", which is planning to land on the moon for the first time Japan, and the new astronomical observation satellite "XRISM" jointly developed with NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration and others.
There were concerns about the impact of the H47A rocket after the launch failure of the first H2 rocket in March, but JAXA has taken measures such as strengthening inspections of common parts.
Since the failure of the H3 launch, this is the first time that a large rocket of Japan has been launched, and it is attracting attention.
The launch of the H3A rocket No. 3 is scheduled for 2:47 a.m. on the 7th.