On May 4, the Venus Climate Orbiter PLANET-C (AKATSUKI) and the Small Solar Power Sail Demonstrator 'IKAROS' were encapsulated in the fairing at the Spacecraft and Fairing Assembly Building (SFA) at the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC.) The encapsulated payloads will be transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building and loaded on to the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 17. Launch scheduled for May 21th.
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