5th H-3 Rocket with Michibiki No. 6 Satellite Successfully Launched

Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H-3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite for the Japanese version of the U.S. Global Positioning System. The rocket blasted off at 5:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The satellite was placed into its target orb...

5th H-3 Rocket with Michibiki No. 6 Satellite Successfully Launched
Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Sunday successfully launched the fifth H-3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite for the Japanese version of the U.S. Global Positioning System. The rocket blasted off at 5:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The satellite was placed into its target orb...