Japan's GPS satellite launch successful

2 Japan's GPS satellite launch successful www3.nhk.or.jp

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Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago

The H-2A rocket lifted off Thursday morning from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.
It carried Michibiki No.2, which is part of a 4-satellite system. The satellite was put into orbit at the scheduled time.

The system's first satellite was sent into space 7 years ago. Two others will be launched later this year. Each will orbit Japan for 8 hours a day so that at least one satellite will be flying over the country at all times.

0 | #13020 by Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago

This is good thing,who knows whether Trump is going to later say that GPS satellites should be "America First" and the rest of the world should pay to use them?
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0 | #13049 by BarbaraEbara | 7 years, 10 months ago

Trump don't know what he is talking about half the time. He is just a puppet. People worry about him and I don't know why. I can't see him regulating anything like this. I am just glad to see the launch be a success because a lot of future technology depends on it!
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0 | #13022 by Tanuki | 7 years, 11 months ago

Saw a TV program that showed how the satellites can help auto-driven farm equipment in Australia. That looked pretty good for both business and technology.
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