Space Transportation Systems > H-IIA Launch Vehicle > F30
Satellites and Spacecraft > Astronomical Observation Satellites > X-ray Astronomy Satellite "Hitomi" (ASTRO-H)
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 30 (H-IIA F30) with the X-ray Astronomy Satellite (ASTRO-H) onboard at 5:45 p.m. on February 17, 2016 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center.