Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite lifts off at 2:16 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The new weather observation satellite, the first since the currently operating Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006, is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters.

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