Japan Launches IGS-Optical 8 Reconnaissance Satellite.
Japan launched a new optical reconnaissance satellite late Thursday to boost the country’s remote sensing capabilities. A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket in a figuration with a pair of SRB-A3 solid boosters lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 11:44 p.m. Eastern (0444 UTC Jan. 12). MHI confirmed separation of the satellite …
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