The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Wednesday it has postponed the launch of a land-observation satellite, originally scheduled for Thursday, due to a technical glitch in the launch vehicle.
The H-IIA rocket carrying the Advanced Land Observing Satellite was set to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday morning.
One of the devices for transmitting data on flight and rocket conditions to mission control was malfunctioning, JAXA said.
The new launch date is expected to be Saturday at the earliest.
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