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News Release

MTSAT-2 has been placed in geostationary orbit on 23rd of February as planned

Japan Meteorological Agency
24 Feb. 2006

The satellite is now going through in-orbit test, and it will be standby in orbit until 2010 after the completion of the current in-orbit test of the satellite and check-out of the whole system including ground facilities.