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Live coverage: H-2A rocket lifts off from Japan with navigation satellite

May 31, 2017 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Japanese H-2A rocket with the Michibiki 2 navigation satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • H-2A F34
  • Japan
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  • Mission Status Center
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
  • Navigation
  • Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
  • Tanegashima Space Center

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News Headlines

  • Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm
    June 30, 2026
  • Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets
    June 30, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh
    June 28, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    June 28, 2026
  • West Coast Falcon 9 launch continues expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network
    June 24, 2026
  • NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline
    June 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’
    June 23, 2026
  • NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida
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  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    June 20, 2026
  • SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office
    June 18, 2026
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