JAXA announced launch of two H-II rocket. They are carrying amateur satellites.
H-IIA #21 Launch date: 1639-1642z 17 May, 2012 Payload: GCOM-W1 (Global Changing Observation Mission 1st - Water) or SHIZUKU KOMPSat3 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 3) SDS4 (Small Demonstration Satellite 4) HORYU2
HORYU2 is amateur satellite. Please reffer the following web site. http://kitsat.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/index_e_new.html
H-IIB #3 Launch date: 0218z 21 July, 2012 Palyoad: HTV3 (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) or KOUNOTORI3
HTV3 delivers J-SSOD (JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) to ISS. J-SSOD is new small satellite deployment system from ISS usig JEM robot arm. Satellites RAIKO, WE WISH, FITSAT1, F-1 and TechEdSat, which are deployed by J-SSOD, also deliver. All the satellites carrying amateur radio system. Deployment will be done Sep, 2012.
JAXA press releases are shonw on the URL. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2af21_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2bf3_e.html
73
Masa JN1GKZ