Launch Time of the H-IIA F40 Encapsulating GOSAT-2 and KhalifaSat

2018-10-27

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

_{National Research and Development Agency}

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hereby announce the launch time of theH-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 40 (H-IIA F40) which carries aboard Second Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite "IBUKI-2" (GOSAT-2) and KhalifaSat, a remote sensing Earth observation satellite.

Launch Date	：　October 29 (Mon.), 2018
Launch Time	：　1:08:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time, JST)
Launch Window	：　1:08:00 p.m. through 1:20:00 p.m. (JST)
Reserved Launch Period:	：　October 30 (Tue.), 2018 through November 30 (Fri.), 2018