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Fire in space center, Japan canceled launch on ISS
On September 11, a fire occurred at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, prompting the country to cancel plans to launch unmanned spacecraft to the Intern…
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Japan launches missiles carrying the first commercial satellite
On November 24, Japan's H-2A rocket carrying a Canadian information satellite was launched from Tanegashima island in southwestern Japan.
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The moment Japan launched the Kounotori-5 spacecraft to ISS
This is considered a big step in Japan's contributions to the ISS research project.
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Vietnam's tiny satellite launcher enters the universe
From the launch of Tanegashima, Japan, Pico Dragon of Vietnam and 3 US satellites, Kiboro robot (Japan) is launched into space by Kounotori missiles at 2h48 on 4/8 (Viet…
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Japan plans to launch a spy satellite
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have said that they will launch H-IIA missiles carrying a spy satellite early next year,…
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Japanese spacecraft successfully assembled with ISS
Yesterday morning (September 18), Japan's first unmanned cargo ship HTV successfully assembled with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Japan launched unmanned spacecraft
At 2 am September 11 (local time), Japan successfully launched the H-2B missile from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, carrying the country's first unman…