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H-IIA 204 | Kiku-8

Success JAXA, H-IIA 204

Mission

Communications · GTO

ETS-VIII (Engineering Test Satellite) is to be launched in 2006, with the main purpose of dealing with the increasing demand for digital communications, such as mobile phones and other mobile devices. The satellite, with a gross weight of around three tons and a diameter of 40 meters, has two Large…

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