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Video clip "Launch of MTSAT-2"

Launch of MTSAT-2
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Launch of MTSAT-2 (video clip)
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MTSAT-2 was launched at 06:27 UTC on 18th of February 2006. The satellite was sent into space on an H-IIA launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite was separated from the H-IIA launch vehicle 28 minutes after the lift-off.

Pictures of MTSAT-2 Lift-off

Lift-off of MTSAT-2
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Satellite Program Division, Japan Meteorological Agency (E-mail: metsat AT met.kishou.go.jp)