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Episode: Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on the mainstay H-2A rocketβs last flight
Description: Japan on June 29 successfully launched a climate change-monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost-competitive in the global space market.
The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite as part of Tokyo's effort to mitigate climate change. The satellite was safely separated from the rocket and released into a planned orbit about 16 minutes later.
Scientists and space officials in the control room exchanged hugs and handshakes to celebrate the successful launch...