Single rocket to carry 6 'private' satellites

An H-2A rocket carrying six small satellites developed by universities and private-sector companies will be launched Wednesday from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. This will be the largest number of "private" satellites to be carried by a Japanese rocket. The SOHLA-1 exploratory satellite, which is also known as Maido Ichigo, was developed by a team of small and midsize companies in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. More

(Source: he Daily Yomiuri - Jan 19)