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.

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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.

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Japan Launches Spare IGS Radar Recon Satellite on H-2A

Successful launch provides on-orbit insurance for radar portion of four-satellite constellation.

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