| Date: | 2000-06-30 17:38:00 | |
| Sender: | Hiroo Kunimori <kuni@crl.go.jp (Hiroo Kunimori)> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No. 625: ADEOS-II launch is postponed on November first, 2001. | |
| Author: | Hiroo Kunimori | |
| Content: | ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2000-06-30 17:38:00 UTC Message No. 625 ******************************************************************************** Author: Hiroo Kunimori Subject: ADEOS-II launch is postponed on November first, 2001. Dear Colleagues, I am writing this letter on behalf of NASDA, Japan. First of all, an apology for the late notification concerning the ADEOS-II SLR supporting request and detailed its launch date. As you know, on 15 November 1999, NASDA launched H-II launch vehicle No. 8 (H-II 8F) from the Tanegashima Space Center with the Multi- Functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) on board. However, the first-stage engine stopped prematurely, so the launch vehicle deviated from its planned trajectory. As a result, it was not able to place the satellite into its desired orbit. NASDA is currently investigating the causes of the abnormal stoppage, and this information must be reflected to following launch plan. *************************** Therefore, ADEOS-II launch is postponed on November first, 2001. *************************** It has decided by the Space Activities Commission in Japan on May 31st. The formal SLR support for ADEOS-II will be demanded in the next ILRS conference. Your attention is appreciated, and we hope you will follow it with further support. Sincerely yours, Hiroo Kunimori =============================================================== Hiroo Kunimori Coordinator, Mission Working Group, ILRS (International Laser Tracking Service) Communications Research Laboratory 4-2-1 Nukui-Kita Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795 Japan Tel:81-423-27-7559,Fax:81-423-27-6077 E-mail:kuni@crl.go.jp ”/DGFI3/home/slrmail/mbox” complete From: kuni@crl.go.jp (Hiroo Kunimori) ******************************************************************************** |