First greenhouse gas detecting satellite launched by Japan
Submit on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 05:59
Rocket: H-IIA; Payload: Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite “Ibuki” (GOSAT), Small Demonstration Satellite-1 (SDS-1), six other microsatellites; Date: 23 January 2009, 0354 UTC; Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and at about 16 minutes after lift-off, the separation of Ibuki was confirmed.
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