Fajarasia.id — On Thursday, Japan successfully launched a missile carrying a radar satellite. The missile will collect intelligence data for the government to improve disaster management and monitor deployments at North Korean military bases.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H2A Rocket No. Mold No. 46 took off at 10:50 am local time from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwest Kagoshima Prefecture after he was delayed by one day due to bad weather.
According to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the satellite entered its planned orbit.
According to the Cabinet Satellite Information Center, which commissioned Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch the satellite, the radar satellite can capture images of the ground even at night and in bad weather.
The radar could also be used to transmit data in the event of a natural disaster, he added. Thursday’s H2A rocket launch marked the 40th consecutive successful delivery since the launch of H2A Rocket 7 in 2005.
According to the Cabinet Satellite Information Center, 51.2 billion yen (about 5.9 trillion rupees) was spent on developing the new radar satellite and 11.4 billion yen (about 1.3 trillion rupees) was spent on the launch.
His liquid-fueled H2A rocket is 53 meters long and 4 meters in diameter.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to launch its new H3 flagship rocket for the first time on February 13th.
It is the successor to the H2A rocket jointly developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.****
