On November 29, a H-IIA rocket launched from the Japanese Tanegashima spaceport. The main payload was the JDRS-1 (Japanese Data Relay Satellite-1). The new Japanese data relay satellite will be used for both intelligence and civilian purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six months after the launching the Al-Amal (Hope) Mars mission for the United Arab Emirates, the Japanese again used the H-IIA rocket. It is a 53-meter high two-stage launcher fueled by liquid propellant. Its 43rd flight began on November 29 at 8:25 CET. The design from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is very reliable as within the 43 flight history the rocket failed only once. This time it was also successful and the JDRS-1 satellite was placed in the so-called geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Later, on its own, it will reach the target geostationary orbit (GEO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n