[amsat-bb] Launch Success of Shin-en2 and ARTSAT2-DESPATCH

[JH3XCU]

JAXA Press Release;

Launch Success of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 with "Hayabusa2" Onboard

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (
JAXA) successfully launched the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 26 (H-IIA F26) with t
he Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” onboard at 1:22:04 p.m. on December 3, 2014
 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. The launch vehi
cle flew as planned, and at approximately one hour, 47 minutes and 21 seconds 
after liftoff, the separation of the Hayabusa2 to earth-escape trajectory was 
confirmed. 

http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2014/12/20141203_h2af26.html

73, Hideo JH3XCU.