[amsat-bb] Re: Horyu-2 437.375 MHz - November ?

[Masahiro Arai]

There is no launch info on Horyu web site and JAXA web site. The JAXA
shows the launch will be done by end of March 2012.
http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/in_progress_e.html

Space Calender shows the launch will be in Feb 2012.
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/calendar.html

I think Horyu will not launch in Nov.


Masa   JN1GKZ



>The 6.7 kg microsatellite Horyu-2, which has an onboard camera, was planned to launch from Japan 
in November 2011 with GCOM-W 1, KOMPSat 3, SDS 4.
>http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=216 
>
>Does anyone know if the November date is still valid or has it slipped ?
>
>Horyu website in Google English
>http://tinyurl.com/HoryuMicrosat 
>
>73 Trevor M5AKA
>