Tag: Himawari 8

  • H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbit

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    Japan launched a next-generation geostationary weather satellite Tuesday on the 25th flight of the country’s H-2A rocket, deploying an upgraded meteorological observatory critical to the minute-by-minute tracking of tropical cyclones and other storm systems across the Asia-Pacific. The H-2A rocket blasts off from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Credit: MHI With its twin solid rocket boosters…

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    A space-based weather monitor, equipped with upgraded instruments for more detailed and timely data on tropical cyclones and thunderstorms, is scheduled for launch Tuesday on top of Japan’s 25th H-2A rocket. The H-2A rocket arrives at the launch pad Monday after rollout from its Vehicle Assembly Building. Photo credit: MHI The Himawari 8 weather observatory…