Japanese H-2A rocket lifts off carrying 1st commercial satellite

Japanese H-2A rocket lifts off carrying 1st commercial satellite

Composite of photos taken between 3:50 p.m. 03 seconds and 3:50 p.m. 21 seconds on Nov. 24, 2015, shows an H-2A rocket carrying a Canadian communications satellite lifting off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, the first time a commercial satellite has been launched into space by the Japanese-built platform. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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