Launch Success
of H-IIA Launch
Vehicle No. 25
with "Himawari-8"
Onboard
Mitsubishi
Heavy
Industries,
Ltd. and the
Japan
Aerospace
Exploration
Agency
(JAXA)
launched the
H-IIA Launch
Vehicle No.
25 (H-IIA
F25) with
the
Geostationary
Meteorological
Satellite "Himawari-8"
onboard at
2:16:00 p.m.
on October
7, 2014
(Japan
Standard
Time, JST)
from the
Tanegashima
Space
Center.
The
launch
vehicle flew
as planned,
and, at
about 27
minutes and
57 seconds
after
liftoff, the
separation
of the
Himawari-8
was
confirmed.
We would
like to
express our
profound
appreciation
for the
cooperation
and support
of all
related
personnel
and
organizations
that helped
contribute
to the
successful
launch of
the H-IIA
F25.
At the time
of the
launch, the
weather was
fine, a wind
speed was
8.5
meters/second
from the
northeast
and the
temperature
was 24.6
degrees
Celsius.
