December 23, 2024

Japan will launch a huge communications satellite today. Watch it live here.

A highly sophisticated industrial interactions satellite will raise off from Japan on Wednesday (Dec. 22) and you can watch the action live.The substantial Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite is arranged to introduce atop a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket Wednesday from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan throughout a two-hour window that opens at 9:33 a.m. EST (1433 GMT; 11:33 p.m. local time at Tanegashima). You can watch it live in the window listed below, courtesy of satellite operator Inmarsat, or directly by means of the London-based company.A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket bring the Inmarsat-6 F1 interactions satellites stands atop its launch pad at Japans Tanegashima Space Center ahead of a prepared Dec. 22, 2021 launch. (Image credit: Inmarsat) The I-6 satellites will be compatible with existing terminals for Inmarsats already-operational ELERA and Global Xpress networks, company representatives said.The H-2A is Japans primary medium-lift launcher.