一再延迟的日本观测卫星终发射成功_科技Science
tokyo - after repeated delays, a japanese h-2a rocket lifted off from its launchpad tuesday carrying a four-ton observation satellite.
the launch of the japanese-developed h-2a from the remote island of tanegashima in southern japan had to be rescheduled three times because of trouble with sensing equipment and bad weather.
but on tuesday the black-and-orange rocket blasted off into a clear sky, carrying the advanced land observation satellite. the probe which has three earth sensors that can obtain terrain data for maps and make all-weather observations of the asia-pacific region.
success will clear the way for the launching of two spy satellites by march 2007 to monitor north korea and other trouble spots.
the launch of the japanese-developed h-2a from the remote island of tanegashima in southern japan had to be rescheduled three times because of trouble with sensing equipment and bad weather.
but on tuesday the black-and-orange rocket blasted off into a clear sky, carrying the advanced land observation satellite. the probe which has three earth sensors that can obtain terrain data for maps and make all-weather observations of the asia-pacific region.
success will clear the way for the launching of two spy satellites by march 2007 to monitor north korea and other trouble spots.