It was reported in the the Space Activity Commission (SAC) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) today that the MTSAT-1R is now planned to be launched Thursday, February 24 this year. Liftoff aboard a H-IIA Launch Vehicle is targeted in the evening. Liftoff is from the Tanegashima Space Center of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Tanegashima Island of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.