Launch of H-IIA on first Commercial Mission with Telstar 12V (F-29)

  • 8 years ago
CREDIT: JAXA

An upgraded version of the Japanese H-IIA rocket successfully lifted off today, November 24th 2015 at 06:50 UTC from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan. The rocket carried the first dedicated commercial paylad, Telstar 12V, for Canadian company Telesat.