[amsat-bb] PLANET-C, UNITEC-1 launch plan 17May2010

[Mineo Wakita]

Four CubeSats in Japan are planning to launch on 17 May 2010
together with PLANET-C which belongs to JAXA by H-IIA rocket.

Launch date, 17 May 2010
Launch time, 21:44:14UTC
Launch site, Tanegashima Space Center in Japan

Three of the CubeSats, Negai*", WASEDA-SAT2, KSAT, being launched by
the H-IIA rocket on May 17 will be dropped off into a low earth orbit
but UNITEC-1 will continue following the JAXA's Venus Climate Orbiter
PLANET-C / AKATSUKI on its journey to Venus.

For more information,
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2010/03/20100303_h2af17_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/unitec-1.htm

JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita