Nearly completed H-2A rocket transferred to launch site

Nearly completed H-2A rocket transferred to launch site

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket, which is to be launched on Aug. 25 from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is set at the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center on Aug. 9. The rocket, an improved version of the domestic, trouble-prone H-2, will be used to launch satellites into orbit. It is about 53 meters high and weighs 285 tons.

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