ARTSAT students at the Tama Art University
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have announced the launch date, Feb. 28 JST, for the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 23 (H-IIA F23) with the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core observatory along with seven amateur radio satellites.
The amateur radio satellites are STARS-II, ShindaiSat, TeikyoSat-3, KSAT2, OPUSAT, ARTSAT: INVADER, ITF-1
It is understood they will be put into a 407 km orbit with an inclination of 65 degrees.
| Scheduled date of Launch | : | February 28 (Friday), 2014 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Launch time | : | 3:07 a.m. thru 5:07 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) |
| Launch Window | : | March 1 (Saturday) through March 31 (Monday), 2014. |
| Launch site | : | Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center |
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