![UAE’s Hope mission on its way to Mars]()
A Japanese rocket launched the United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars July 19, an orbiter that will study the planet’s weather while demonstrating the country’s growing space capabilities.
![MHI sets sights on commercial market as H-2A notches second launch of 2016]()
A Japanese H-2A rocket launched the Himawari-9 geostationary weather satellite Tuesday, marking the workhorse rocket’s second and final launch of 2016.
![Delta 4, Dnepr and H-2A Complete a Launch Triple Header]()
The United States, Russia and Japan conducted separate, successful satellite launches March 25 during an unplanned seven-hour triple header.
![Japan Launches Spare IGS Radar Recon Satellite on H-2A]()
Successful launch provides on-orbit insurance for radar portion of four-satellite constellation.
