Japan launches astronomical astronomical satellites

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Yesterday (February 22), at the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan, the Japanese space agency successfully launched an astronomical satellite into orbit by a Japanese-made M5 rocket. .

The Astro-F infrared ray satellite measures 1.9 m x 3.7 m and weighs about 950 kg, with a 70 cm long telescope that can receive infrared rays emitted from low-temperature globes and new galaxies. Scientists hope the Astro-F satellite will discover millions of new astronomical objects and they plan to establish a database of the entire universe with the use of the satellite's ability to view wide-ranging.

This satellite launch was conducted one day later than the plan due to bad weather. This is the sixth time Japan has launched a satellite with M5 boosters and it is the third time in a month that Japan has launched a satellite into orbit. Previously, Japan launched two disaster monitoring satellites and multi-function transport satellites using H2-A boosters.