(CORRECTED)(3)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

(CORRECTED)(3)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's fourth H-2A rocket lifted off on Dec. 14 at the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture. The 53-meter two-stage rocket measured around 4 meters in diameter. (Kyodo)

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