Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to launch the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 25 (H-IIA F25) with the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite "Himawari-8" onboard in the following schedule.

Scheduled date of Launch :

Oct. 7(Tuesday), 2014 (Japan Standard Time)

Launch time :

2:16 thru 6:16 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)

Launch site :

Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center