H2A (Japanese) Launches a classified payload

Sept. 22 H-2A • Classified
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan

The sixth flight of the H-2A rocket will launch the second pair Japanese reconnaissance satellites — one using radar observing technology and one optical. The spacecraft are classified. Delayed from Sept. 10 due to solid rocket booster issue. [Sept. 3]

Sept. 10 H-2A • Classified
Launch window: TBD
Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan

The sixth flight of the H-2A rocket will launch the second pair Japanese reconnaissance satellites — one using radar observing technology and one optical. The spacecraft are classified. [Aug. 3]