# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/k7YrCloaC1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11739444-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2014-02-27T17:28:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Counting down toward liftoff! A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory onboard, is seen on launch pad 1 of the Tanegashima Space Center, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, Tanegashima, Japan. 
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international satellite mission that will set a new standard for precipitation measurements from space, providing the next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours. The GPM mission data will advance our understanding of the water and energy cycles and extend the use of precipitation data to directly benefit society.

Launch is set for 1:37 p.m. EST today! 
Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) 
#nasa #gpm #nasarain #jaxa #japan #launch#rocket #launchpad #satellite

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