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             National Space Development Agency of Japan
                           Press Release
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October 30, 2002
National Space Development Agency of Japan

             Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle Flight No.4

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) set the date of 
the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.4 (H-IIA/F4) from Tanegashima Space
Center, which was reported to the Science Activities Commission (SAC)
and approved as indicated below. The Advanced Earth Observation
Satellite II (ADEOS-II) will be carried by H-IIA/F4.

Details of the flight schedule for the H-IIA No.4
  1.Target Launch Date : December 14(Saturday), 2002
  2.Target Launch Time : 10:31-10:47(Japanese Standard Time)
  3.Reserved Period : December 15(Sunday) - December 30(Monday)
  4.Launch Site : H-IIA Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center

H-IIA launch vehicle :
http://www.nasda.go.jp/projects/rockets/h2a/index_e.html
ADEOS-II :
http://www.nasda.go.jp/projects/sat/adeos2/index_e.html

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Date of Issue : October 30, 2002

Publisher : Public Relations Office
            National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
            28F World Trade Center Bldg.,
            2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8060
            Japan
            TEL:+81-3-3438-6111

NASDA Home Page :
http://www.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html

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