Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" Launch Live Broadcast

JAXA will broadcast a live report of the Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2’s
launch by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.26 (H-IIA F26) from the
Tanegashima Space Center. The report will cover launch events from the
liftoff to the payload separation from the launch vehicle.

Broadcast day and time (JST)
Dec. 3 (Wed.)
Part I　12:25 p.m. thru 1:40 p.m. (75 minutes)
Part II　2:55 p.m. thru 3:25 p.m. (30 minutes)

Program contents

Part I
Prior and after liftoff of H-IIA F26/Hayabusa2
- Introduction of the Hayabusa2 mission including a VTR of its preparation operation
- Introduction of piggyback payloads
- Live launch report from the control room
*The scheduled launch time is 1:22 p.m.

Part II
- Prior to and after the Hayabusa2’s separation from the launch vehicle
* Images of piggyback payloads’ separation will NOT be broadcast.
* Hayabusa2’s separation is scheduled to take place one hour and 47 minutes after liftoff.

* The copyright of the live broadcast belongs to JAXA.
* Please be aware that a slight time lag up to a few minutes may occur due to the Internet’s characteristics.