Japan fails to launch scientific satellite

Japan fails to launch scientific satellite

UCHINOURA, Japan - Japan fails to launch an astronomical observation satellite Feb. 10 as the M-5 rocket carrying the satellite could not reach the expected orbit. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science said the rocket carrying the Astro E X-ray observation satellite lifted off at 10:30 a.m. from the Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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