[Breaking News]Japan launches H2A rocket

MINAMITANE, Japan, Sept. 26 Kyodo - Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather. (Kyodo)

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Japan launches H2A rocket

Japan launches H2A rocket

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's H2A rocket, carrying an information-gathering satellite, being launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2024, following two postponements due to unfavorable weather.

Chengdu marks 30-day countdown to FISU World University Games

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