Japan launches second H-2A rocket

Japan launches second H-2A rocket

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's second H-2A rocket lifts off at 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 4 from the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, carrying experimental equipment to pave the way for commercial launching of satellites.

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