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Japan Announces Plans to Launch Upgraded Observation Satellites on New Flagship Rocket's 3rd Flight
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Launch marked the 50th and last flight of H-IIA, which since its star in 2001 has served as the country's main rocket to place satellites and probes in space, with almost perfect historical
This past weekend an H-IIA rocket launched the GOSAT-GW environmental satellite for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It was in 50th launch of this rocket. And it will be the last now that the H3 seems to be functioning reliably. In service since 29 August 2011, throughout its career the H-IIA has experienced only one failure, when on 29 November 2003 the launch of two reconnaissance satellites failed by not separating one of the…
Japan launches climate satellite on final flight of H-2A rocket
Japan successfully launched a climate-monitoring satellite into orbit on Sunday aboard its H-2A rocket, marking the final flight of the country’s long-serving launch vehicle before it is replaced by a more cost-competitive model. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite, part of Japan’s ongoing efforts to address climate change through space-based observation. Approximately 16 m…
Japan H-2A Rocket Launches Earth Climate Satellite
Japan H-2A Rocket Launches Earth Climate Satellite | Tanegashima Space CenterA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group H-2A rocket successfully launched the GOSAT-GW, or Global Observing Satellite for Greenhouse Gases and Water Cycle Earth science satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on June 28, 2025. It represented the 50th and final flight of this launch vehicle that had long been the workhorse for Japan's access to space.The …
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