Launch of rocket carrying cargo for ISS

Launch of rocket carrying cargo for ISS

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A trail is left in the sky by a Japanese H-2B rocket that blasted off at 4:48 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2013, from the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket carrying the Konotori No. 4 unmanned cargo transporter was successfully launched to deliver a total of 5.4 tons of cargo to the International Space Station. (Photo taken using a fisheye lens)

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