Dec 27, 2013

Rain gauge satellite slated for launch from Tanegashima in February

An H-IIA rocket will be launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 28 carrying a satellite to gauge rainfall, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The rocket is slated for liftoff within a two-hour ...

Japan puts pair of new satellites into orbit

Jan 28, 2013

Japan puts pair of new satellites into orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Sunday successfully launched a radar satellite and an optical satellite using an H-IIA rocket. The rocket lifted off at 1:40 p.m. from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, and ...