Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows two rocket boosters separating from an H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, following its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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