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Japan: H2A Rocket Series Ends with 50th Launch from Tanegashima Successfully 2

The 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket was launched from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:33 a.m. on June 29, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the country's space development program.

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Japan: H2A Rocket Series Ends with 50th Launch from Tanegashima Successfully

The 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket was launched from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:33 a.m. on June 29, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the country's space development program.

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Japan again delays launch of H2A rocket

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows an H2A rocket at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The scheduled launch of the rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite was once again postponed the same day.

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Japan again delays launch of H2A rocket

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows an H2A rocket at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The scheduled launch of the rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite was once again postponed the same day.

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Japan again delays launch of H2A rocket

Officials of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency hold a press briefing at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2024. The scheduled launch of an H2A rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite from the space center was once again postponed the same day.

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H2A rocket with Japan's lunar lander successfully lifts off

An H2A rocket carrying the Japanese space agency's lunar lander was launched Thursday at Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, making it the first liftoff in Japan of a major domestic rocket since March amid an intensifying global space race.(Kyodo)

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander blasts into the sky after lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander blasts into the sky after lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander leaves a white smoke trail after lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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H2A rocket launch

An H2A rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar lander leaves a white smoke trail after lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 7, 2023.

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Japan unveils body of H2A No. 25 rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - An airframe of the H2A No. 25 rocket, soon to be loaded with the next-generation meteorological satellite Himawari No.8, is unveiled to the press at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Asuka, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2014. The airframe will be transported to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to prepare for a launch this autumn.

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Japan unveils body of H2A No. 25 rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - An airframe of the H2A No. 25 rocket, soon to be loaded with the next-generation meteorological satellite Himawari No.8, is unveiled to the press at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Asuka, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2014. The airframe will be transported to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to prepare for a launch this autumn.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito shake hands at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014, prior to their talks. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (C) talks with senior high school students at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito hold talks at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

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Launch of H2A rocket 1

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H2A rocket carrying two spy satellites lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center off southern Kagoshima on March 28. (Kyodo)

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Launch of H2A rocket 2

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H2A rocket carrying two spy satellites rises from the Tanegashima Space Center off southern Kagoshima with billowing white smoke. The picture was taken on March 28. (Kyodo)

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Japan unveils body of H2A No. 25 rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - An airframe of the H2A No. 25 rocket, soon to be loaded with the next-generation meteorological satellite Himawari No.8, is unveiled to the press at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Asuka, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2014. The airframe will be transported to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to prepare for a launch this autumn. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches data relay satellites

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the launch of an H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan on Nov. 29, 2020. The rocket carries two satellites to relay data collected by reconnaissance satellites already in orbit, enabling faster and more information-rich communication when responding to natural disasters.

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Japan launches data relay satellites

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the launch of an H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2020. The rocket carries two satellites to relay data collected by reconnaissance satellites already in orbit, enabling faster and more information-rich communication when responding to natural disasters.