Countdown Report *Please reload this page for the latest on the launch. KIZUNA (WINDS) separation February 23, 2008 18:23 JST
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X + 1'00" February 23, 2008 17:56 JST
Liftoff! February 23, 2008 17:55 JST
Automatic countdown sequence start February 23, 2008 17:50 JST
X-30 (=T-30) minutes February 23, 2008 17:20 JST
X-60 (=T-60) minutes terminal countdown February 23, 2008 16:50 JST
JAXA live launch webcast will start at 16:20 JST.
Third Go/NoGo decision - "Go" February 23, 2008 16:50 JST
The launch time was rescheduled February 23, 2008 16:41 JST
New launch time is 17:50 JST.
The launch time has been changed February 23, 2008 15:30 JST
Attitude control system flight slew test completed February 23, 2008 14:47 JST
Radio frequency system checks completed February 23, 2008 11:35 JST
First stage and second stage liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks fully loaded February 23, 2008 11:28 JST
Attitude control system flight slew test completed February 23, 2008 9:25 JST
Access restriction to be imposed inside a 3000 meters radius from the launch pad February 23, 2008 8:44 JST
Pre-cooling operations started February 23, 2008 7:40 JST
Terminal countdown operations started February 23, 2008 7:04 JST
Access is restricted inside a 400 meters radius from the launch pad.
Second Go/NoGo Decision - "Go" February 23, 2008 6:37 JST
H-IIA F14 arrives at the launch pad February 23, 2008 4:00 JST
Launch vehicle and pad facility connection operation starts.
H-IIA F14 on the way to the launch pad February 23, 2008 3:30 JST
The launch vehicle, mounted on a mobile launcher, will travel approximately 500 meters from the VAB to the launch pad. This takes approximately 30 minutes.
First Go/NoGo Decision - "Go" February 23, 2008 0:30 JST
The weather conditions were checked and the green light given, for transportation of H-IIA F14 from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the launch pad.
The scheduled launch window of today February 23 is from 16:20 to 17:55 JST.
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A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket has successfully launched the Wideband InterNetworking test and Demonstration Satellite (WINDS) experimental communication satellite. WINDS, also known as Kizuna, is a Japanese spacecraft intended to relay Internet access to homes and organisaa