Launch Day of JAXA lunar spacecraft Kaguya (Forwarded)

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June 13, 2007 (JST)

Launch Day of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13)

Mitsubishi Heavy Idustries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that the launch of the H-IIA
Launch Vehicle No. 13 (H-IIA F13) with the "KAGUYA" (Selonological and
Engineering Explorer, SELENE) onboard was approved by the Space
Activities Commission (SAC) as follows.

Scheduled date of launch:
August 16 (Thursday), 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST)

Launch time:
9:30:48 a.m. (JST) [00:30:48 UTC]

Launch windows:
August 17 (Fri) through 23 (Thu), 2007 (JST)
and
September 13 (Thu) through 21 (Fri), 2007 (JST)
(Launch time will be set for each day.)

Launch Site:
Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center

Mission website:

* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) H-IIA Launch Services
http://www.h2a.jp/index.html
* SELenological and ENgineering Explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE)
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/selene/index_e.html
* H-IIA Launch Vehicle
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/h2a/index_e.html
* Launch of KAGUYA/H-IIAF13 Special Site
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f13/index_e.html