• Launch

  Japan Launches Newest Earth Observing Satellite

  Daichi-2 carries an L-band radar and is expected to offer significant improvements over its predecessor.

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  MHI Formally Selected as H-X Prime Contractor, Operator

  Development of the H-X, the successor to the current H-2A and H-2B rockets, will begin this year, with a first launch targeted for 2020.

• Policy & Politics

  Profile | Naoki Okumura, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

• Commercial Launch

  MHI Lands Breakthrough Contract to Launch Telstar 12 Vantage Satellite

• Launch

  Out-of-synch Computers Cited in Epsilon Launch Abort

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