Japan's M5 rocket lifts off, puts into orbit astronomical satellite

Japan's M5 rocket lifts off, puts into orbit astronomical satellite

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - The Japanese-developed M5 rocket carrying the infrared ray astronomical satellite Astro-F shoot up into the sky on Feb. 22. The rocket launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan successfully put the satellite into orbit, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

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