Japan unveils X-ray astronomy satellite Astro-H

Japan unveils X-ray astronomy satellite Astro-H

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Astro-H X-ray astronomy satellite is shown to the press at JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 27, 2015. The satellite will be transported to JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to be launched by the end of March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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