18:37 UTC … and we have lift off from Tanegashima Space Center
UTC event ----------------------------------------- 18:37 UTC liftoff 18:38 UTC solid rocket booster burnout 18:39 UTC solid rocket booster separation 18:41 UTC fairing separtion 18:43 UTC 1st stage main engine cuttoff 18:43 UTC 1st/2nd stage separation 18:43 UTC 2nd stage engine ignition 18:52 UTC 2nd stage engine cuttoff 18:52 UTC GPM main satellite separation 19:01 UTC ShindaiSat separation * active 19:05 UTC STARS-II separation * active 19:09 UTC TeikyoSat-3 separation * active 19:12 UTC ITF-1 separation * unknown 19:15 UTC OPUSAT separation * active 19:16 UTC INVADER separation * active 19:17 UTC KSAT2 separation ... 19:52 UTC first pass over Europe