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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) — Japan successfully launched the 50th and final H2A rocket early Sunday, marking the end of more than two decades of service for the rocket model.
The launch took place from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at around 01:33 local time, as scheduled.
The rocket carried a satellite developed by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, the National Institute of Environmental Studies and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to monitor greenhouse gases from space.
Since its launch in 2001, the H2A spacecraft has played a vital role in advancing Japan’s scientific efforts in space exploration, launching numerous satellites into orbit.
With the retirement of the H2A, Japan will fully transition to the next-generation H3 rocket to reduce costs and improve global competitiveness. –0–