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Japan's H-2A rocket

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023, shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H-2A rocket set to be launched the same day carrying a Japanese government intelligence-gathering satellite at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan's H-2A rocket

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2023, shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s H-2A rocket set to be launched the same day carrying a Japanese government intelligence-gathering satellite at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan launches 1st lunar explorer

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar explorer soars skyward after it was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 14. A ring-shaped cloud is seen around the top of the rocket carrying the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale.

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Japan launches 1st lunar explorer

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar orbiter is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 14. The rocket carries the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale.

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Japan launches 1st lunar explorer

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying Japan's first lunar orbiter is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 14. The rocket carries the Selenological and Engineering Explorer, nicknamed ''Kaguya'' after a moon princess in an ancient Japanese folktale.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying astronomy satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan, Feb. 17 Kyodo - People look at the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan on Feb. 17, 2016.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer ascends in the sky after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Hitoshi Kuninaka, a professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, smiles in front of a model of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014, after an H-2A rocket carrying the probe was successfully launched. Kuninaka is in charge of the Hayabusa2 program in which the probe is set to travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A crowd watches the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014, near the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The liftoff originally slated for Nov. 30 was delayed twice due to adverse weather conditions.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer launching off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A crowd observes the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer on Dec. 3, 2014, near the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The liftoff originally slated for Nov. 30 was delayed twice due to adverse weather conditions.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2014, shows the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to reach it in 2018 and collect rock samples before returning to Earth in 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2014, shows the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to reach it in 2018 and collect rock samples before returning to Earth in 2020.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo take on Dec. 3, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer, which has been set at its launch pad. The rocket is expected to be launched later in the day.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - People gather to watch the launch of an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer on Dec. 3, 2014, near the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Observers wait for the launch of an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer on Dec. 3, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo take on Dec. 3, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer, which has been set at its launch pad. The rocket is expected to be launched later in the day.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The impending launch of an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer has drawn a crowd of observers, as the rocket is moved from the assembly plant to its launch pad on Dec. 2, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The rocket is expected to be launched on Dec. 3.

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Space probe Hayabusa2 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The impending launch of an H-2A rocket installed with the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer has drawn a crowd of observers, as the rocket is moved from the assembly plant to its launch pad on Dec. 2, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The rocket is expected to be launched on Dec. 3.

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Small satellite shown before launch on H-2A rocket

TOKYO, Japan - A microsatellite dubbed "Procyon" is shown to the press on Nov. 5, 2014, ahead of its launch together with the "Hayabusa 2" asteroid explorer on an H-2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 30.

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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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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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Weather satellite Himawari-8 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Weather satellite Himawari-8 installed in an H-2A rocket is to be launched at the Tanegashima Space Center, located in southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014. It is the first weather observation satellite to be launched in Japan since the Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 heads for outer space after being launched from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Japan launches land observing satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket carrying the land observing satellite Daichi-2 lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on May 24, 2014. The Daichi-2, which will be able to provide more accurate land surface information regardless of day or night and weather, was put into orbit 16 minutes after the rocket launch.

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Body of H-2A rocket unveiled ahead of launch in May

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. unveils on April 2, 2014, in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, the main body of an H-2A rocket scheduled to be launched on May 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in the southwest.

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Main body of H-2A rocket unveiled ahead of launch in May

NAGOYA, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. shows media representatives on April 2, 2014, in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, the main body of an H-2A rocket scheduled to be launched on May 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in the southwest.

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Japanese rocket makes ascent

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide makes its ascent after being launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Rocket with satellite to monitor global rainfall launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide blasts off upon launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Shunichi Miyanaga (extreme L) and others celebrate Japan's successful launch of an H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring worldwide precipitation at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2014. The satellite was developed jointly by U.S. and Japanese space agencies.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the flames of an ascending H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide after its launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the trajectory of an ascending H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide after its launch from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2014. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide is successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide is successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide is successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Japan launches satellite to monitor global rainfall

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying a satellite for monitoring precipitation worldwide is successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 3:37 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2014.

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H-2A rocket

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket moves from the assembly plant to the launchpad (R) at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2014. The rocket carrying a precipitation monitor satellite is planned to be launched the following day.

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H-2A rocket

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket moves from the assembly plant (L) to the launchpad at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2014. The rocket carrying a precipitation monitor satellite is planned to be launched the following day.

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GPM observatory

GREENBELT, United States - Photo shows the control center for the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory unveiled for reporters at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Jan. 27, 2014. The GPM observatory will be put into space by Japan's H-2A rocket in February.

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Satellite on H-2A rocket

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveils the main satellite for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2014. The satellite will be carried by the 23rd H-2A rocket to be launched in February.

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Japan's H-2A rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - The core of the 23rd H-2A rocket is shown to reporters at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. factory in the village of Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2014. The rocket is scheduled to be launched in February.

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Japan's H-2A rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - The core of the 23rd H-2A rocket is shown to reporters at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. factory in the village of Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2014. The rocket is scheduled to be launched in February.

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Mitsubishi Heavy wins satellite launch order

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013, after winning its first order for the launch of a commercial satellite from Canadian satellite operator Telesat. Seen in front is a model of an H-2A rocket developed jointly with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket ascends leaving a trail of white smoke at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013, after its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket blasts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket ascends at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013, after its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.