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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
H-IIA 2024 | Tsubasa
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
MDS 1 (Mission Demonstration Satellite 1), renamed Tsubasa after launch, is a Japanese satellite that was launched by a H-2A-2024 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center at 02:32 UT on 4 February 2002. It was renamed Tsubasa (meaning Wings) after the successful launch.
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