Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Carries New Inmarsat Satellite Into Space

An H-IIA blasted off from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center on Dec. 23 local time.
Credit: MHI
SINGAPORE–A new Inmarsat I-6 F1 satellite was successfully put into orbit by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on Dec 23. An H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 45 (F45) rocket blasted off from JAXA Tanegashima Space Center at 12:32 a.m. local time. Separation was completed 26 min. later, followed by...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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