At 5：55 p.m. on February 23, 2008, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.(MHI) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the H-ⅡA Launch Vehicle No.14 (H-ⅡA F14) successfully from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.
The H-ⅡA F14 inserted the Wideband InterNetworking and Demonstration Satellite "KIZUNA" into planned orbit. We, at IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. were responsible for the development and manufacture of the solid rocket boosters (SRB-As), the pyrotechnics for the separation of rocket stages, and the 2nd stage reaction control gas jets, and we also supported the launch at Tanegashima Space Center.
Furthermore for this mission we developed and manufactured the satellite propulsion system as well, and it is hoped that this system will contribute towards the successful accomplishment of the mission.