Japan launches rocket carrying high-speed communications satelli

Japan launches rocket carrying high-speed communications satelli

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying the satellite ''Kizuna'' for high-speed Internet communications lifts off at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 23. ''Kizuna'' is designed to conduct tests on high-capacity, high-speed data communications in mountainous regions and remote islands where building Internet infrastructure on the ground is deemed difficult. (Kyodo)

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