GCOM-C "Shikisai", SLATS "Tsubame" - H-IIA - Танэгасима - 23.12.2017, 01:26:22 UTC

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H-IIA F37 on the way to launch pad
December 22, 2017 20:30 JST
 
H-IIA F36 carrying "SHIKISAI" and "TSUBAME" has left for the launch pad. H-IIA F37, mounted on the mobile launcher, will travel approximately 500 meters from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. This will take about 30 minutes.

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真之介0113‏ @shinnosuke0113 21 мин. назад

第一射点に到着したH-2Aロケット37号機 高度化仕様の2段目が白い寸胴202型です #H2AF37

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H-IIA F37 has arrived at launch pad
December 22, 2017 20:55 JST
 
H-IIA F37 has arrived at the launch pad. The launch vehicle is going to be connected to the pad facilities.

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Snapshot of launch site


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H-IIA F37 on the way to launch pad


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H-IIA F37 has arrived at launch pad

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真之介0113‏ @shinnosuke0113 4 мин назад

中型ロケット発射場跡よりH-2Aロケット37号機 #H2AF37

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Видеозапись вывоза РН H-2A F37 на СК

H-IIAロケット37号機 機体移動

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Трансляция закончилась 20 минут назад

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ネコビデオ ビジュアル ソリューションズ‏ @nvslive 8 мин назад

H-IIAロケット 37号機　20時30分から機体移動が行われ、射点に移動しました。　#nvslive #H2AF37

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Second Go/No Go Decision -'Go'
December 23, 2017 00:41 JST
 
Final checks have been made for operational conditions of the launch vehicle, satellites, launch facilities, and tracking and control systems, as well as weather conditions. We now have gotten a go-ahead for loading the propellant, such as liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, into the launch vehicle. Propellant loading preparations are going to start.

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Вывоз РН на СК (на яп., JAXA)

【「しきさい」＆「つばめ」打ち上げ】種子島現地レポート（ロケット機体移動編）

JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構

Опубликовано: 22 дек. 2017 г.

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Terminal countdown operation has started
December 23, 2017 01:00 JST

Terminal countdown operation has started. Access will now be restricted within a radius of 400 meters from the launch pad.

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Terminal countdown operation has started

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Access restrictions to start within a radius of 3,000 meters from launch pad.
December 23, 2017 02:50 JST

Access will now be restricted within a radius of 3,000 meters from the launch pad.

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Attitude control system flight slew test completed
December 23, 2017 03:39 JST

By running programs of the guidance and control system mounted on H-IIA F37, it has been confirmed that all devices for flight attitude control are working as expected.

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First stage and second stage liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks fully loaded
December 23, 2017 04:55 JST

It has been confirmed that the first- and second-stage liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks have been fully loaded.

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H-IIA F37 - Both liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks fully loaded

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Spaceflight101‏ @Spaceflight101 6 ч. назад

Tech Overview - Japan's GCOM-C Satellite, setting out on a mission studying Earth's carbon cycle and radiation budget over an extended period to deliver relevant data for climate research.

http://spaceflight101.com/h-iia-gcom-c1/gcom-c/ ...

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Spaceflight101‏ @Spaceflight101 6 ч. назад

Tech Overview: SLATS (Super Low-Altitude Test Satellite)

 - http://spaceflight101.com/h-iia-gcom-c1/slats/ ...

Sailing off into undeveloped orbital real estate under 300km in altitude that could be useful for remote sensing and exploration of a largely uncharted layer of Earth's atmosphere

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Radio frequency system checked up
December 23, 2017 05:28 JST

The radio frequency system between H-IIA F37 and the ground stations has been checked up.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SguzhZdLZkY

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 25 мин. назад

ARTICLE: Japanese H-IIA rocket tasked with GCOM-C mission - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/japanese-h-iia-rocket-gcom-c-mission/ ...

- By William Graham

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 7 мин. назад

#SLATS will orbit between 250 to 180 km, actively combating drag with an Ion Engine System plus traditional chemical thrusters. It carries an imaging payload and a materials science investigation looking a the effects of atomic oxygen. SLATS Overview: http://bit.ly/2BtwCO9