SPROUT will launch at 0305z 24th May by H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center. Here is the launch event sked. SPROUT will separate at T+37:30 around lat/lon=72S/99E where just above Antractica.

event T -------------------------------------------- 1 liftoff 00:00 2 solid rocket booster burnout 01:55 3 solid rocket booster separation 02:05 4 fairing separtion 04:30 5 1st stage main engine cuttoff 06:36 6 1st/2nd stage separation 06:44 7 2nd stage engine ignition 06:50 8 2nd stage engine cuttoff 15:14 9 DAICHI-2 separation 16:04 10 RISING-2 separation 25:00 11 UNIFORM-1 separation 29:10 12 SOCRATES separation 33:20 13 SPROUT separation 37:30

And here is the interesting web site.

DAICH-2(ALOS-2) info by JAXA http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index.html Launch Live Broadcast info is shown above URL. It will start 0215z 24th May.

Countdown Report by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/mission/countdown/h2a_f24.html

Happy chasing!!

Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan