Japan Successfully Launches H3 Rocket with Michibiki Satellite
Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 7 positioning satellite from its Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 4:23 a.m. Tuesday. The satellite reached its planned orbit about 30 minutes later. The No. 9 rocket was the first H3 unit carrying a practical-u...
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