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Japan launches Michibiki to improve GPS functioning
Tanegashima, Japan - Satellite carried with H-2A rocket on Sept. 11th
Japan launched a rocket carrying a satellite from the Tanegashima space center on Saturday, aiming to improve its global positioning systems. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the H-2A rocket at 8:17 pm (11:17 GMT) from the space center in southern Kagoshima Prefecture. The quasi-zenith satellite "Michibiki," which is meant to enhance the accuracy and coverage of GPS services in...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1120610
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency