H-2A rocket on the launch pad
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: February 27, 2014
Mounted on a mobile launch platform, a Japanese H-2A rocket rolled to its launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center on Thursday, a half-day before its scheduled liftoff with an observatory to monitor global rain and snowfall.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the builder and operator of the 174-foot-tall launcher, oversaw the 500-meter (1,640-foot) trip at about 11 a.m. local time Thursday (0400 GMT).
Liftoff is set for 1837 GMT (1:37 p.m. EST; 3:37 a.m. local time).
See our Mission Status Center for live coverage of the launch.
Credit: MHI
Credit: MHI
Credit: MHI
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Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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