Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-9

Japan launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological … at 3.20 p.m. (local time), from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua news agency reported. The 3,500 kg satellite separated from the rocket at 3.47 p.m., as …
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