Late Tuesday night, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials postponed the launch of the “Kounotori” HTV2 cargo ship due to a forecast of thick clouds with freezing layers at the launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Launch is now scheduled for 12:37 a.m. EST, 5:37 GMT, on Saturday. Rendezvous, robotic arm grapple and berthing to the International Space Station will remain the same, scheduled for Jan. 27. JAXA flight controllers will change the approach to a five-day rendezvous to accommodate the launch delay.

Unknown owner, don't know if it is ARI, CISAR, ARAC association or whatever is the name... heard 2 hams at 19 jan, 17.50 GMT talking on this repeater and complaining that is located just on the ISS up & down (145.800-145.200). Wide area coverage judging on the location of the 2 hams, another demostration of respect and civil sense for the other colleagues activity and for space signals incoming. BTW, the use of repeaters in Rome area is near the 5% in the 24 hours. We miss this new jewel, do you ??